Kali ini kita akan belajar dari yang paling dasar. Firstly, kalian harus tahu kalau Jepang memiliki 4 jenis tulisan, agak banyak ya, hehehe. Mereka adalah Kanji, Hiragana, Katakana, dan Romaji.
Kita mulai dari Romaji, Romaji ini sebenernya jarang didengar, saya cuma pernah denger istilah yang satu ini dari Sensei (Guru Bhs. Jepang) saya. Romaji ini sama kayak alfabet, a b c d ,dst.
Kemudian Hiragana dan Katakana, dua sejoli ini *cieee, sebenernya kalo kita baca bunyinya sama, tapi tulisannya beda. Kalian bisa liat ini dulu, check this out!
HIRAGANA
| Monographs (gojūon) | Digraphs (yōon) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | i | u | e | o | ya | yu | yo | ||
| ∅ | あ a [a] | い i [i] | う u [u͍] | え e [e] | お o [o] | ||||
| K | か ka [ka] | き ki [ki] | く ku [ku͍] | け ke [ke] | こ ko [ko] | きゃ kya [kʲa] | きゅ kyu [kʲu͍] | きょ kyo [kʲo] | |
| S | さ sa [sa] | し shi [ɕi] | す su [su͍] | せ se [se] | そ so [so] | しゃ sha [ɕa] | しゅ shu [ɕu͍] | しょ sho [ɕo] | |
| T | た ta [ta] | ち chi [ t͡ɕi] | つ tsu [ t͡su͍] | て te [te] | と to [to] | ちゃ cha [ t͡ɕa] | ちゅ chu [ t͡ɕu͍] | ちょ cho [ t͡ɕo] | |
| N | な na [na] | に ni [nʲi] | ぬ nu [nu͍] | ね ne [ne] | の no [no] | にゃ nya [nʲa] | にゅ nyu [nʲu͍] | にょ nyo [nʲo] | |
| H | は ha [ha] | ひ hi [çi] | ふ fu [ɸu͍] | へ he [he] | ほ ho [ho] | ひゃ hya [ça] | ひゅ hyu [çu͍] | ひょ hyo [ço] | |
| M | ま ma [ma] | み mi [mi] | む mu [mu͍] | め me [me] | も mo [mo] | みゃ mya [mʲa] | みゅ myu [mʲu͍] | みょ myo [mʲo] | |
| Y | や ya [ja] | ゆ yu [ju͍] | よ yo [jo] | ||||||
| R | ら ra [ɽa] | り ri [ɽi] | る ru [ɽu͍] | れ re [ɽe] | ろ ro [ɽo] | りゃ rya [ɽʲa] | りゅ ryu [ɽʲu͍] | りょ ryo [ɽʲo] | |
| W | わ wa [wa] | ゐ i/wi [i] | ゑ e/we [e] | を o/wo [o] | |||||
| * | ん n [n] [m] [ŋ] before stop consonants; [ɴ] [ũ͍] [ĩ] elsewhere | っ (indicates a geminate consonant) | ゝ (reduplicates and unvoices syllable) | ゞ (reduplicates and voices syllable) | |||||
| Diacritics (gojūon with (han)dakuten) | Digraphs with diacritics (yōon with (han)dakuten) | ||||||||
| a | i | u | e | o | ya | yu | yo | ||
| G | が ga [ɡa] | ぎ gi [ɡi] | ぐ gu [ɡu͍] | げ ge [ɡe] | ご go [ɡo] | ぎゃ gya [ɡʲa] | ぎゅ gyu [ɡʲu͍] | ぎょ gyo [ɡʲo] | |
| Z | ざ za [za] | じ ji [d͡ʑi] | ず zu [zu͍] | ぜ ze [ze] | ぞ zo [zo] | じゃ ja [d͡ʑa] | じゅ ju [d͡ʑu͍] | じょ jo [d͡ʑo] | |
| D | だ da [da] | ぢ (ji) [d͡ʑi] | づ (zu) [zu͍] | で de [de] | ど do [do] | ぢゃ (ja) [d͡ʑa] | ぢゅ (ju) [d͡ʑu͍] | ぢょ (jo) [d͡ʑo] | |
| B | ば ba [ba] | び bi [bi] | ぶ bu [bu͍] | べ be [be] | ぼ bo [bo] | びゃ bya [bʲa] | びゅ byu [bʲu͍] | びょ byo [bʲo] | |
| P | ぱ pa [pa] | ぴ pi [pi] | ぷ pu [pu͍] | ぺ pe [pe] | ぽ po [po] | ぴゃ pya [pʲa] | ぴゅ pyu [pʲu͍] | ぴょ pyo [pʲo] | |
| V | ゔ vu [v(u͍)] | ||||||||
KATAKANA
| Monographs (gojūon) | Digraphs (yōon) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | i | u | e | o | ya | yu | yo | |
| ∅ | ア a [a] | イ i [i] | ウ u [u͍] | エ e [e] | オ o [o] | |||
| K | カ ka [ka] | キ ki [ki] | ク ku [ku͍] | ケ ke [ke] | コ ko [ko] | キャ kya [kʲa] | キュ kyu [kʲu͍] | キョ kyo [kʲo] |
| S | サ sa [sa] | シ shi [ɕi] | ス su [su͍] | セ se [se] | ソ so [so] | シャ sha [ɕa] | シュ shu [ɕu͍] | ショ sho [ɕo] |
| T | タ ta [ta] | チ chi [t͡ɕi] | ツ tsu [t͡su͍] | テ te [te] | ト to [to] | チャ cha [t͡ɕa] | チュ chu [t͡ɕu͍] | チョ cho [t͡ɕo] |
| N | ナ na [na] | ニ ni [nʲi] | ヌ nu [nu͍] | ネ ne [ne] | ノ no [no] | ニャ nya [ɲa] | ニュ nyu [ɲu͍] | ニョ nyo [ɲo] |
| H | ハ ha [ha] | ヒ hi [çi] | フ fu [ɸu͍] | ヘ he [he] | ホ ho [ho] | ヒャ hya [ça] | ヒュ hyu [çu͍] | ヒョ hyo [ço] |
| M | マ ma [ma] | ミ mi [mi] | ム mu [mu͍] | メ me [me] | モ mo [mo] | ミャ mya [mʲa] | ミュ myu [mʲu͍] | ミョ myo [mʲo] |
| Y | ヤ ya [ja] | (yi)1 | ユ yu [ju͍] | (ye)1 | ヨ yo [jo] | |||
| R | ラ ra [ɽa] | リ ri [ɽi] | ル ru [ɽu͍] | レ re [ɽe] | ロ ro [ɽo] | リャ rya [ɽʲa] | リュ ryu [ɽʲu͍] | リョ ryo [ɽʲo] |
| W | ワ wa [wa] | ヰ i/wi2 [ʷi] | (wu)1 | ヱ e/we3 [ʷe] | ヲ o/wo4 [ʷo] | |||
| * | ン n [n] [m] [ŋ] before stop consonants; n [ɴ] [ũ͍] [ĩ] elsewhere | ッ (indicates a geminate consonant) | ー (exemplifies a long vowel) | ヽ (reduplicates and unvoices syllable) | ヾ (reduplicates and voices syllable) | |||
| Diacritics (gojūon with (han)dakuten) | Digraphs with diacritics (yōon with (han)dakuten) | |||||||
| a | i | u | e | o | ya | yu | yo | |
| G | ガ ga [ɡa] | ギ gi [ɡi] | グ gu [ɡu͍] | ゲ ge [ɡe] | ゴ go [ɡo] | ギャ gya [ɡʲa] | ギュ gyu [ɡʲu͍] | ギョ gyo [ɡʲo] |
| Z | ザ za [za] | ジ ji [d͡ʑi] | ズ zu [zu͍] | ゼ ze [ze] | ゾ zo [zo] | ジャ ja [d͡ʑa] | ジュ ju [d͡ʑu͍] | ジョ jo [d͡ʑo] |
| D | ダ da [da] | ヂ ji5 [d͡ʑi] | ヅ zu5 [zu͍] | デ de [de] | ド do [do] | ヂャ ja5 [d͡ʑa] | ヂュ ju5 [d͡ʑu͍] | ヂョ jo5 [d͡ʑo] |
| B | バ ba [ba] | ビ bi [bi] | ブ bu [bu͍] | ベ be [be] | ボ bo [bo] | ビャ bya [bʲa] | ビュ byu [bʲu͍] | ビョ byo [bʲo] |
| P | パ pa [pa] | ピ pi [pi] | プ pu [pu͍] | ペ pe [pe] | ポ po [po] | ピャ pya [pʲa] | ピュ pyu [pʲu͍] | ピョ pyo [pʲo] |
| Extended katakana | ||||||||
| a | i | u | e | o | ya | yu | yo | |
| Y | イィ yi [ji] | イェ ye [je] | ||||||
| W | ウァ wa [wa] | ウィ wi [wi] | ウゥ wu [wu͍] | ウェ we [we] | ウォ wo [wo] | ウュ wyu [wʲu͍] | ||
| V | (ヷ) ヴァ va [va] | (ヸ) ヴィ vi [vi] | ヴ vu [vu͍] | (ヹ) ヴェ ve [ve] | (ヺ) ヴォ vo [vo] | ヴャ vya [vʲa] | ヴュ vyu [vʲu͍] | ヴョ vyo [vʲo] |
| Vy | ヴィェ vye [vʲe] | |||||||
| Ky | キェ kye [kʲe] | |||||||
| Gy | ギェ gye [ɡʲe] | |||||||
| Kw | (クヮ) クァ kwa [kʷa] | クィ kwi [kʷi] | クェ kwe [kʷe] | クォ kwo [kʷo] | ||||
| Gw | (グヮ) グァ gwa [ɡʷa] | グィ gwi [ɡʷi] | グェ gwe [ɡʷe] | グォ gwo [ɡʷo] | ||||
| Sh | シェ she [ɕe] | |||||||
| J | ジェ je [d͡ʑe] | |||||||
| S | スィ si [si] | |||||||
| Z | ズィ zi [zi] | |||||||
| Ch | チェ che [t͡ɕe] | |||||||
| Ts | ツァ tsa [t͡sa] | ツィ tsi [t͡si] | ツェ tse [t͡se] | ツォ tso [t͡so] | ツュ tsyu [t͡sʲu͍] | |||
| T | ティ ti [ti] | トゥ tu [tu͍] | テュ tyu [tʲu͍] | |||||
| D | ディ di [di] | ドゥ du [du͍] | デュ dyu [dʲu͍] | |||||
| Ny | ニェ nye [ɲe] | |||||||
| Hy | ヒェ hye [çe] | |||||||
| By | ビェ bye [bʲe] | |||||||
| Py | ピェ pye [pʲe] | |||||||
| F | ファ fa [ɸa] | フィ fi [ɸi] | フェ fe [ɸe] | フォ fo [ɸo] | フャ fya [ɸʲa] | フュ fyu [ɸʲu͍] | フョ fyo [ɸʲo] | |
| Fy | フィェ fye [ɸʲe] | |||||||
| H | ホゥ hu [hu͍] | |||||||
| My | ミェ mye [mʲe] | |||||||
| Ry | リェ rye [ɽʲe] | |||||||
| L | ラ゜ la6 [la] | リ゜ li6 [li] | ル゜ lu6 [lu͍] | レ゜ le6 [le] | ロ゜ lo6 [lo] | |||
Sepengetahuan saya, *sokpinter haha. Hiragana dipakai buat kata-kata asli dari sana, misalnya Saya = Watashi = wa + ta + shi = わたし bukan ワタシ.
Sedangkan Katakana dipakai buat kata serapan, misalnya Hadiah = Present = Purezento = Pu + re + ze + n + to = プレゼント bukan ぷれぜんと.
Oh ya, ada yang nyadar nggak kalo di tulisan (kana) Jepang ini kita nggak nemuin huruf mati yang berdiri sendiri-sendiri? Nggak ada b, c,d, dst. Memang di tulisan Jepang ini, kita menyusun kata-kata melalui sukukata, bukan huruf, jadi, misalkan kita mau nulis kata buku, bukan b + u + k + u, tapi bu + ku.
Hmmmm... mungkin sampe disini dulu ya, untuk Kanji maybe next time. But i promise it'll come as soon as possible :D