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Alphabetical Order
How to arrange alphabetically in the Japanese language
It's important to know the alphabetical order in the Japanese language. Dictionaries, phonebooks and lists are
all arranged alphabetically. Here you can get the complete list and learn the rules.

How it is called
The alphabetical order is called (goj-on jun) literally means "50 sound order" or (aiueo
jun) "aiueo order".

Basic Order

B'z

(Rock Band)

First, you should know the order of (goj-on).

B'z is without a doubt the

most successful Japanese
rock band who has sold
more than 80 million
records.

In 2007, B'z became the

first band from Asia to have
their handprints and
signatures put up in the
Hollywood's Rockwalk.

Tak Mats umoto (guitarist)

is one of world's top players
who have been provided
their own signature model
Les Paul from Gibson.

Tak's work "Take Your Pick"

(produced with guitarist
Larry Carlton) won the 2011
Grammy Award for Best Pop
Instrumental Album.

T ip s
Always check how the word is spelled in Hiragana.
In Katakana, all long vowels are indicated by "". But in Hiragana, they are spelled as they sound - "(a)",
"(i)", "(u)", "(e)" or "(o)".
Ka ta ka na

Hira ga na

(rmen)

(rmen)

(chiizu)

(chiizu)

(spu)

(spu)

(kki)

(kki)

(sda)

(sda)

Go For It, Baby -

[kioku no sanmyaku ]

Exercise
Q

Which is in front in alphabetical order, (kado) or (kdo)?

( in Hiragana).

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Into Free - Dangan

Theme song of Capcon's
game "Dragon's Dogma"

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Complete Order
There are more letters to be considered.
Complete order with all Hiragana letters is...

Liar! Liar!

Take this as a general guideline. Some dictionaries arrange by their own way.

Calling
Official Site
Wikipedia
YouTube Official Channel
iTunes

If you would like to know the rules, read the following.

Rule 1: (dak u-on)

Letters with dots called (daku-on) come after their original forms.
For example, the order of (ha-gy) / ha-row after applying this rule is...

Exercise
Q

Which is in front, (kakei) or (kagen)?

(kakei).

MIS IA

(Singer)

Rule 2: (han-dak u-on)

Letters with a circle called (han-daku-on) come after their (daku-on) forms.
For example, the order of (ha-gy) / ha-row after applying this rule is...

MISIA is one of the most

talented singers in Japan.
Her five-octave-range voice
is truly amazing.
We do believe that her voice
will reach your heart
penetrating the language
bareer.
Please enjoy Japan's VERY
special treasure!

Exercise
Q

What is the order among (tenpura), (tenbin) and (tenpi)?

(tenbin), (tenpi), (tenpura).

[aitakute ima ]

Rule 3: (y-on)
(y-on) (small ya), (small yu) and (small yo) come right after their original form.
For example, the order of (ya-gy) / ya-row after applying this rule is...

Exercise
Q

What is the order among (kinky), (kinky) and (kinkichih)?

(kinkichih), (kinky), (kinky).

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[wasurenai hibi ]
GREAT Live performance!!

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Rule 4: (sok u-on)

(soku-on) indicated by (small tsu) comes right after its original form (tsu).
The order of (ta-gy) / ta-row after applying this rule is...

MAWARE MAWARE
from 2010 FIFA World Cup
Official Album

Exercise
Q

What is the order among (shippai), (shucch) and (shoppai)?

(shippai), (shucch), (shoppai).

[kokoro hitotsu ]
Official Site
Wikipedia
YouTube Official Channel
iTunes

Rule 5: Other F oreign S ounds

There are some more letters which are developed to describe foreign loaned sounds. In general, these are
described only in Katakana.
(small a), (small i), (small u), (small e) and (small o) come right after their original forms.
(v) comes after (small u).
The order of (a-gy) / a-row after applying these rules is...

Exercise
Q

What is the order among (suwetto), (suwden), and (suvenson)?

(suwden), (suwetto), (suvenson).

Related Topics
Hiragana
Katakana
Hiragana Master Drill

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