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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"

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