Mora is called as "haku" in Japanese.
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- Normal Morae
- /V/: vowel
- /YV/: semivowel + vowel
- /CV/: consonant + vowel
- /CYV/: consonant + semivowel + vowel
- Special Morae
- /R/: long vowel
- /Q/: choked sound
- /N/: syllabic nasal
Japanese syllable is called as "onsetu" in Japanese.
But Japanese syllable is not English syllable.
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A mora is usually consist of a consonant and a vowel. (/CV/)
For example, a mora "ka" is consist of a consonant 'k' and a vowel 'a', we speak a mora 'ka'.
In a special case, a mora "n" is a sllabic nasal (hatuon) /N/, we speak a mora 'n'.
| Hiragana | Mora | Roman Character |
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| Consonant C |
Semivowel Y |
Vowel V |
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' | /a/ | a | |
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' | /w/ | /a/ | wa |
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' | /j/ | /a/ | ya |
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/k/ | /a/ | ka | |
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/n/ | /a/ | na | |
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/s/ | /j/ | /a/ | sya |
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/N/ | n | ||
In general, Kana is not a unit of syllable and is that of mora.
- peach
momo, /momo/, [momo]
"momo" is consist of 2 Japanese morae or 2 English syllables.Japanese Mora mo mo 
English Syllable mo mo
This is a same case.
- photograph
syasin, /sjasiN/, [shasin]
"syasin" is consist of 3 Japanese morae or 2 English syllables.Japanese Mora sya si n
English Syllable sya sin
This is a different case.
- a postage stamp
kitte, /kiQte/, [kitte]
"kitte" is consist of 3 Japanese morae or 2 English syllables.Japanese Mora ki Q te 
English Syllable ki tte
This is a different case.
- /Q/: choked sound
Dictation quiz for /Q/
voil, huttou, /huQtoR/, [fuQto:]
- /R/: long vowel
Dictation quiz for /R/
old brother, oniisan, /oniRsaN/, [oni:san]
- /N/: syllabic nasal
Dictation quiz for cionsonants
postponement, enki, /eNki/, [enki]
