Pronunciation

Consonants

k かきくけこ / カキクケコ
like 'k' in "king"

g がぎぐげご / ガギグゲゴ
like 'g' in "go"

s さ　すせそ / サ　スセソ
like 's' in "sit"

z ざ　ずぜぞ / ザ　ズゼゾ
like 'z' in "haze"

t た　　てと / タ　　テト
like 't' in "top"

d だ　　でど / ダ　　デド
like 'd' in "dog"

n なにぬねの / ナニヌネノ
like 'n' in "nice"

h はひ　へほ / ハヒフヘホ
like 'h' in "help"

p ぱぴぷぺぽ / パピプペポ
like 'p' in "pig"

b ばびぶべぼ / バビブベボ
like 'b' in "bed"

m まみむめも / マミムメモ
like 'm' in "mother"

y や　ゆ　よ / ヤ　ユ　ヨ
like 'y' in "yard"

r らりるれろ / ラリルレロ
like 'r' in "row" (actually a sound between 'l' and 'r', but closer to 'r') w わ　　　　 / ワ　　　　

like 'w' in "wall"

sh し / シ
(s before i) like 'sh' in "sheep"

j じ / ジ
(d before i) like 'j' in "jar"

ch ち / チ
(t before i) like 'ch' in "touch"

ts つ / ツ
(t before u) like 'ts' in "hot soup"

f ふ / フ
(h before u) like 'wh' in "who"