Letters with two small dots are called Dakuon. It is the voiced sound of か, さ, た, は-row syllables.

Letters with a small circle are called Handakuon. It is considered to be the half-voiced sound of は-row syllables.

Reading

The pronunciation of じ and ぢ, ず and づ are the same.

Writing

a

Two dots are parallel and are close to each other.

Place the dots at the right position.

The size should not be too big.

a

Place the circle at the right position.

The size should not be too big.

Typing

ga gi gu ge go
za ji / zi zu ze zo
da di du de do
ba bi bu be bo
pa pi pu pe po

Drill Exercise

Drill. A Drill. B Drill. C

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