Hiragana T-Column

T-Column

た (ta) : Smaller letter t and a だ (da)

ち (chi) : Cheerleader angry at “sa” for coping her ぢ (ji)

ぢ has the same sound as じ (ji) ぢ is very rarely used in Japanese Its only used in conpound Kanji that orginally have the ji sound

つ (tsu) : Tsunami づ (zu)

づ has the same sound as ず (zu)

つ (tsu) has an special version called "chiisai tsu" (small tsu) っ It is formally called as Sokuon This character prolongs the consonant that comes after it

If it appears at the end of a word then it acts as a glottal stop (sharp/ cut-off articulation)

kka will give っか

On Windows and on Android we can type the Shouon by repeating the consonent twice e.g.

て (te) : Dog’s Tail で (de)

て as a word means Hand in Japanese

と (to) : Tornado ど (do)

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Example Words

• かっこいい
  • KaKkoii (Cool)
• じっか
  • JiKka (One’s Family Home)
• かった
  • KaTta (Bough)
• かこ
  • KaKo (Past)
• じかん
  • JiKaN (Time)
• かた
  • KaTa (Shoulder)
• くつ
  • KuTsu (Shoes)
• ちず
  • ChiZu (Map)
• でし
  • DeShi (Apprentice)
• たつ
  • TaTsu (To Stand)
• とおい
  • ToOI (Far)
• つづく
  • TsuZuKu (To Continue)
• どっち
  • DoCchi (Which)
• だいごく
  • DaIGoKu (University)
• あさって
  • ASaTTe (Day After Tomorrow)
• おちつく
  • OChiTsuKu (To Calm Down)