Diacritics

Diacritic marks (g/z/d/b sounds)

Two short strokes attached to the right shoulder of the symbols that start with the K, S, T, and H sounds (voiceless) create new symbols representing the G, Z, D, and B sounds (voiced), respectively. Click this to see its animation.

Diacritic marks (p sound)

A small circle attached to the right shoulder of the symbols that start with the H sound creates new symbols representing the P sound. Click this to see its animation.

Your Tasks
Click on each box and hear how the diacritics change the sound of each katakana. Note that characters and have the same sound /ji/ . Also, characters and have the same sound /zu/ .