Learn Hiragana: だくてん、はんだくてん、ちいさいかな (Bonus lesson) – Japanese from 0 to 100
🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Bonus Lesson
Dakuten, Handakuten & Small Kana (てんてん・まる・小さいかな)
⚠️ Important:
This lesson is essential.
Without this, you cannot read real Japanese.
Make sure you understand this before moving on.
🔤 Dakuten (゛)
K-row
Base | → | Changed | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
か | → | が | ga |
き | → | ぎ | gi |
く | → | ぐ | gu |
け | → | げ | ge |
こ | → | ご | go |
S-row
Base | → | Changed | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
さ | → | ざ | za |
し | → | じ | ji |
す | → | ず | zu |
せ | → | ぜ | ze |
そ | → | ぞ | zo |
T-row
Base | → | Changed | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
た | → | だ | da |
ち | → | ぢ | ji |
つ | → | づ | zu |
て | → | で | de |
と | → | ど | do |
H-row (Dakuten)
Base | → | Changed | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
は | → | ば | ba |
ひ | → | び | bi |
ふ | → | ぶ | bu |
へ | → | べ | be |
ほ | → | ぼ | bo |
🔤 Handakuten (゜)
Base | → | Changed | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
は | → | ぱ | pa |
ひ | → | ぴ | pi |
ふ | → | ぷ | pu |
へ | → | ぺ | pe |
ほ | → | ぽ | po |
🔤 Small やゆよ
Combination | Reading |
|---|---|
きゃ | kya |
きゅ | kyu |
きょ | kyo |
しゃ | sha |
しゅ | shu |
しょ | sho |
ちゃ | cha |
ちゅ | chu |
ちょ | cho |
🔊 Pronunciation Tips
• が = stronger than か
• ぱ = clear “pa”
• きゃ = NOT ki + ya
👉 Blend sounds smoothly
📝 Example Words
- がくせい = gakusei (student)
- でんしゃ = densha (train)
- ぱん = pan (bread)
- きょう = kyou (today)
- ざっし = zasshi (magazine)
❌ Common Mistakes
• きゃ → “ki-ya”
• ignoring ゛ / ゜
• confusing じ / ぢ
👉 Small changes = big difference
🎯 Practice
👉 が ぎ ぐ げ ご
👉 ぱ ぴ ぷ ぺ ぽ
👉 きゃ きゅ きょ
Repeat 5 times
🧪 Quiz (20 Questions)
① Read
No. | Hiragana | Answer |
|---|---|---|
1 | が | ? |
2 | じ | ? |
3 | ず | ? |
4 | で | ? |
5 | ぼ | ? |
② Write
No. | Romaji | Answer |
|---|---|---|
6 | ga | ? |
7 | za | ? |
8 | da | ? |
9 | ba | ? |
10 | pa | ? |
③ Small Kana
No. | Hiragana | Answer |
|---|---|---|
11 | きゃ | ? |
12 | しゅ | ? |
13 | ちょ | ? |
14 | きゅ | ? |
15 | しょ | ? |
④ Words
No. | Word | Answer |
|---|---|---|
16 | がくせい | ? |
17 | でんしゃ | ? |
18 | ぱん | ? |
19 | きょう | ? |
20 | ざっし | ? |
📝 Answers🚀 Next Step
👉 Bonus lesson: Dakuten, Handakuten & Small Kana.
Answer | |
|---|---|
1 | ga |
2 | ji |
3 | zu |
4 | de |
5 | bo |
6 | が |
7 | ざ |
8 | だ |
9 | ば |
10 | ぱ |
11 | kya |
12 | shu |
13 | cho |
14 | kyu |
15 | sho |
16 | gakusei |
17 | densha |
18 | pan |
19 | kyou |
20 | zasshi |
🚀 Next Step
👉 Day11: 🚀 アイウエオ