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Katakana Extended Sounds (Modern Foreign Phonemes: ティ, ファ, ヴ, etc.)

Learn the modern extended Katakana combinations invented to transcribe foreign sounds like 'ti', 'fa', 'di', 'we', and 'v'.

COUNT: 10 CHARACTERS

About This Character Set

Extended Katakana (特殊音 / tokushuon) were created in modern times to accurately transcribe Western phonetic sounds not natively present in traditional Japanese, such as 'fa', 'fi', 'fe', 'fo', 'ti', 'di', 'we', and 'v'.

Character Roster

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ファ
fa
Katakana fu (フ) + small a (ァ).
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フィ
fi
Katakana fu (フ) + small i (ィ).
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フェ
fe
Katakana fu (フ) + small e (ェ).
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フォ
fo
Katakana fu (フ) + small o (ォ).
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ティ
ti
Katakana te (テ) + small i (ィ).
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ディ
di
Katakana de (デ) + small i (ィ).
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ウェ
we
Katakana u (ウ) + small e (ェ).
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ウィ
wi
Katakana u (ウ) + small i (ィ).
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ヴァ
va
Katakana vu (ヴ) + small a (ァ).
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ヴォ
vo
Katakana vu (ヴ) + small o (ォ).
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