---
name: text-to-speech-symbols-ja-jp
title: Japanese symbols
description: The service supports the following symbols for Japanese. The significant symbols in example Japanese words are shown in **bold**.
last-updated: 2023-03-23
---

> ## Documentation Index
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> Use these files to discover more information as needed.

# Japanese symbols
{: #jaSymbols}

The service supports the following symbols for Japanese. The significant symbols in example Japanese words are shown in **bold**.

## Vowels and marks
{: #jaVowelsMarks}

| SPR symbol | IPA symbol | IPA Unicode | Example words |
|:----------:|:----------:|:-----------:|---------------|
| a | a  \n   \n ɐ  \n   \n ɑ | 0061  \n   \n 0250  \n   \n 0251 | 相手(**ア**イテ) |
| i | i  \n   \n ɪ | 0069  \n   \n 026A | いたずら(**イ**タズラ) |
| u | ɯ  \n   \n u | 026F  \n   \n 0075 | 宇宙(**ウ**チュウ) |
| e | e  \n   \n ɛ | 0065  \n   \n 025B | 絵本(**エ**ホン) |
| o | o  \n   \n ɒ  \n   \n ɔ | 006F  \n   \n 0252  \n   \n 0254 | お菓子(**オ**カシ) |
| : ^**1**^ | ː | 02D0 | レ**ー**ス |
| ^ | ꜜ  \n   \n ^ | A71C  \n   \n 005E | コグ**ꜜ**ニティブ |
| '_n' | ɴ  \n   \n ŋ | 0274  \n   \n 014B | 満月(マ**ン**ゲツ) |
{: caption="Vowels and marks (Japanese)"}

**Note:**

1.  The `:` symbol must be followed by a vowel, possibly with other symbols, such as syllable boundary, in between.

## Consonants
{: #jaConsonants}

| SPR symbol | IPA symbol | IPA Unicode | Example words |
|:----------:|:----------:|:-----------:|---------------|
| b | b  \n   \n v | 0062  \n   \n 0076 | **バ**ナナ |
| 'by' | bj | 0062+006A | 白夜(**ビャ**クヤ) |
| 'ch' | ʧ  \n   \n ʨ | 02A7  \n   \n 02A8 | 地図(**チ**ズ) |
| d | d | 0064 | 団子(**ダ**ンゴ) |
| 'dy' | dj | 0064+006A | **デュ**エット |
| f | ɸ  \n   \n f | 0278  \n   \n 066 | 不夜城(**フ**ヤジョウ) |
| g | ɡ  \n   \n ɣ | 0067  \n   \n 0263 | 群青(**グ**ンジョウ) |
| 'gy' | ɡj | 0067+006A | 牛丼(**ギュ**ウドン) |
| h | h | 0068 | 花柄(**ハ**ナガラ) |
| 'hy' | ç | 00E7 | 百年(**ヒャ**クネン) |
| j | ʤ  \n   \n ʥ | 02A4  \n   \n 02A5 | ジュゴン(**ジュ**ゴン) |
| k | k | 006B | 公園(**コ**ウエン) |
| 'ky' | kj | 02B7+006A | 休日(**キュ**ウジツ) |
| m | m | 006D | 魔法(**マ**ホウ) |
| 'my' | mj | 006D+006A | 陰陽師(オン**ミョ**ウジ) |
| n | n | 006E | 二輪車(**ニ**リンシャ) |
| 'ny' | ɲ | 0272 | 牛乳(**ギュ**ウニュウ) |
| p | p | 0070 | **パ**ンダ |
| 'py' | pj | 0070+006A | ぴょこん(**ピョ**コン) |
| 'Qb' | bb | 0062+0062 | ばっばーん(バ**ッバ**ーン) |
| 'Qch' | ʧʧ | 02A7+02A7 | おっちゃん(オ**ッチャ**ン) |
| 'Qd' | dd | 0064+0064 | ベ**ッド** |
| 'Qf' | ɸɸ | 0278+0278 | フ**ッフ**ール |
| 'Qg' | ɡɡ | 0067+0067 | タ**ッグ**マッチ |
| 'Qh' | hh | 0068+0068 | コッヘル(コ**ッヘ**ル) |
| 'Qj' | ʤʤ | 02A4+02A4 | じゃっじゃめ(ジャ**ッジャ**メ) |
| 'Qk' | kk | 02B7+02B7 | 月光(ゲ**ッコ**ウ) |
| 'Qky' | kkj | 02B7+02B7+006A | 特許(ト**ッキョ**) |
| 'Qp' | pp | 0070+0070 | ハ**ッピ**ー |
| 'Qpy' | ppj | 0070+0070+006A | 突拍子(ト**ッピョ**ウシ) |
| 'Qs' | ss | 0073+0073 | 疾走(シ**ッソ**ウ) |
| 'Qsh' | ɕɕ | 0255+0255 | 八尺(ハ**ッシャ**ク) |
| 'Qt' | tt | 0074+0074 | 雪駄(セ**ッタ**) |
| 'Qts' | ʦʦ | 02A6+02A6 | 鉄槌(テ**ッツ**イ) |
| 'Qz' | ʣʣ | 02A3+02A3 | キ**ッズ** |
| r | ɾ  \n   \n r  \n   \n ɹ  \n   \n l  \n   \n ɽ | 027E  \n   \n 0072  \n   \n 0279  \n   \n 006C  \n   \n 027D | ライ麦(**ラ**イムギ) |
| 'ry' | ɾj | 027E+006A | 流星群(**リュ**ウセイグン) |
| s | s | 0073 | 寿司(**ス**シ) |
| 'sh' | ɕ  \n   \n ʃ | 0255  \n   \n 0283 | 四季(**シ**キ) |
| t | t | 0074 | 大河(**タ**イガ) |
| 'ts' | ʦ | 02A6 | 釣り(**ツ**リ) |
| w | w  \n   \n ɰ | 0077  \n   \n 0270 | 悪だくみ(**ワ**ルダクミ) |
| y | j | 006A | 陽気(**ヨ**ウキ) |
| z | ʣ  \n   \n z | 02A3  \n   \n 007A | 全部(**ゼ**ンブ) |
{: caption="Consonants (Japanese)"}