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| A | as in the ‘a’ in father | Mi | as in the ‘mea’ in meat |
| E | as in the ‘e’ in echo | Mo | said like Moe |
| I | as in the ‘I’ in it | Mu | said like moo |
| O | as in the ‘o’ in open | Mya | is a sound between mi and a |
| U | as in the ‘ew’ in dew | Myo | is a sound between mi and o |
| Ba | as the ‘ba’ in ball | Myu | as in the ‘mu’ in music |
| Be | said like bay | N | as the ‘n’ in never |
| Bi | said like bee | Na | as the ‘na’ in natural |
| Bo | as the ‘bo’ in boat | Ne | said like nay |
| Bu | as the ‘bu’ in Buddhist | Ni | said like knee |
| Bya | is a sound between bi and a | No | as the ‘no’ in nose |
| Byu | as in the ‘bu’ in bureau | Nu | as the ‘noo’ in noon |
| Cha | as in the ‘cha’ in cha-cha | Nya | as in ‘nia’ in ammonia |
| Che | as in the ‘che’ in check | Nnyo | is a sound between ni and o |
| Chi | as in the ‘chee’ in cheek | Nyu | as in news |
| Cho | as the ‘cho’ in choke | Pa | as in the ‘pa’ in papa |
| Chu | as the ‘choo’ in choose | Pe | said like pay |
| Da | as in the ‘do’ in dock | Pi | said like pea |
| De | as the ‘de’ in desk | Po | said like Poe |
| Do | as the ‘do’ in dough | Pu | said like Pooh |
| Fu | as the ‘foo’ in food | Pya | is a sound between pi and a |
| Ga | as the ‘ga’ in gas | Pyo | is a sound between pi and o |
| Ge | said like gay | Pyu | said like pew |
| Gi | as the ‘gee’ in geek’ | Ra | as the ‘ra’ in rattle |
| Go | as the ‘go’ in going | Re | said like ray |
| Gu | said like goo | Ri | as the ‘rea’ in read |
| Gya | is a sound between gi and a | Ro | said like row |
| Gyo | as in the ‘gu’ in argument | Ru | as in the ‘roo’ in root |
| Ha | said like haw | Rya | is a sound between ri and a |
| He | said like hey | Ryo | is a sound between ri and o |
| Hi | said like he | Ryu | is a sound between ri and u |
| Ho | said like hoe | Sa | as in the ‘so’ in sock |
| Hya | is a sound between hi and a | Se | said like say |
| Hyo | is a sound between hi and o | So | as the ‘so’ in soak |
| Hyu | is a sound between hi and u | Su | as in the ‘soo’ in soon |
| Ja | as in the ‘Ja’ in Japan | Shi | as in the ‘shee’ in sheep |
| Je | as in the ‘ge’ in gentlemen | Sho | as the ‘sho’ in show |
| Ji | as in the ‘gy’ in gymnasium | Shu | as the ‘shoo’ in shoot |
| Jo | said like Joe | Ta | as the ‘to’ in toffee |
| Ju | as in ‘ju’ in June | Te | as the ‘ta’ in take |
| Ka | said like caw | To | said like toe |
| Ke | said like Kay | Tsu | ‘ts’ sound in pants with a ‘u’ |
| Ki | said like key | Wa | as in the ‘wa’ in war |
| Ko | as in the ‘co’ in loco | Wu | said like woo |
| Ku | said like coo | Ya | as the ‘ya’ in yank |
| Kya | is a sound between ki and a | Yo | as the ‘yo’ in yolk |
| Kyo | is a sound between ki and o | Yu | said like you |
| Kyu | like cue | Za | as in the ‘za’ in zap |
| M | as in the ‘m’ in mother | Ze | as in the ‘’za’ in zany |
| Ma | as in the ‘ma’ in mama | Zo | as in the ‘zo’ in zone |
| Me | like May | Zu | said like zoo |
