Both Hiragana/ Katakana
Two write voiced sounds (g-, z-, d- and b-) two little strokes are
added in the upper right corner. To write a p-, a little circle is added.
i.e.: ka
(カ
/ か)
è
( ga (ガ
/ が);
ha/wa (ハ
/ は)
è
( pa
(パ
/ ぱ)
(see
alphabets)
broken sounds do not have an equivalent in Japanese either, so they are
constructed with two signs
i.e.: kya (きゃ
/ キャ); kyo (きょ
/ キョ) (see
alphabets)
Hiragana
-
long vowels (ā,
ii, ū) are characterized with an additional
あ,
い
or う
-
a long
ē/ei is written with an additional
え
or い
-
a long
ō is written with an additional
う and sometimes
お
-
short suddenly ending vowels are characterized with an additional
つ after the syllablesign
-
suspended sounds are characterized with an
つ in front of the syllablesign (to create a double consonant)
Katakana
-
long vowels written in katakana are labeled with an extensionstroke
ー
-
short suddenly ending vowels are characterized with an additional
ツ after the syllablesign
-
suspended sounds are characterized with an
ツ in front of the syllablesign (to create a double consonant)
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