が ga

ぎ gi

ぐ gu

げ ge

ご​ go

​The g line

​か　　ka for cup​

き ki for key

く​ ku for cukoo beak

け "it's OK"

こ​ ko for coin

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​The K line

Look carefully at the two columns

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What do you notice?

​ざ　za　

じ　pronounced ji

ず zu

ぜ ze

ぞ​ zo

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​The z line

​ さ　　sa for surfing

し​　 shi for she has long hair

す　　soon the seed will grow

せ　　se for sailing boat

そ　　so for sewing stitch​

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​The S line

Lok carefully at the two columns

What do you notice?​

​The d line

た　 ta for t a

ち　chi for cheeky 5

つ　tsu for tsunami

て​　te for table

と　to for toe​

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​The t line

Look carefully at the two columns

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What do you notice?

​だ　da

ち”​ ji (rarely written)

つ” dju

​で de

ど​ do

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