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Hiragana Transcription Rules
This section is an overview of hiragana transcription rules. You will become familiar with the specific application of each rule in subsequent lessons.
1 ‘。’ marks the end of a sentence. おはようございます。 ‘Good morning.’
Assign one full space for it, and place it on the lower left corner. When using grids, if the last letter of a sentence falls on the last square of the line, place it outside the margin as in the following.
い
ま
す
2 3
1. 2. 3.
。
‘、’ marks a major break within the sentence.
たなかさん、よんでください。 ‘Mr. Tanaka, please read it.’ The second half of the long vowel ê Is written with い.
4. 5. 6.
4
〜ねえ -nê ええê おねえさん onêsan
きれい えいが せんせい
‘beautiful’ ‘movie’ ‘teacher’
‘(feedback particle)’ ‘yes’
‘elder sister’
Exceptions are:
The second half of the long vowel ô Is transcribed with う.
1. どうぞ 4. おはようございます。
2. さようなら。 5. もういちど かいてください。 3. ありがとうございます。
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