A syllable is usually consist of a consonant and a vowel.
For example, a syllable
is consist of a consonant 'k'
and a vowel 'a', we speak a syllable 'ka'.| consonants | mannar of articulation | position of articulation | Hiragana | |
| /a/ | Vowel |
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| /k/ | Unvoiced stop | Velar |
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| /s/ | Unvoiced fricative |
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| /t/ | Unvoiced stop | Alveolar |
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| /n/ | Nasal | Alveolar |
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| /h/ | Unvoiced fricative |
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| /m/ | Nasal | Bilabial |
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| /j/ | Semivowel |
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| /r/ | Liquid |
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| /w/ | Semivowel | Velar |
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| /p/ | Unvoiced stop | Bilabial |
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| /g/ | Voiced stop | Velar |
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| /d/ | Voiced stop | Alveolar |
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| /b/ | Voiced stop | Bilabial |
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| /c/ | Unvoiced fricative |
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| /z/ | Voiced fricative |
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