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Vowels.
2. The Vowels.
Of the above forty-seven, five (ア イ ウ ヱ ヲ) are vowels; the sounds of these five letters are as follows:—
| a | ア | has the sound of | a in master, or mama. |
| i | イ | has the„sound of„ | i in inland. |
| u | ウ | has the„sound of„ | u in queen. |
| e | ヱ | has the„sound of„ | e in echo. |
| o | ヲ | has the„sound of„ | o in month. |
The rest of the letters are arranged according to these five vowels, as follows:—
| a ア | i イ | u ウ | e ヱ | o ヲ |
| ka カ | ki キ | ku ク | ke ケ | ko コ |
| sa サ | si シ | su ス | se セ | so ソ |
| ta タ | ti チ | tu ツ | te テ | to ト |
| na ナ | ni ニ | nu ヌ | ne 子 | no ノ |
| ha ハ | hi ヒ | fu フ | he ヘ | ho ホ |
| ma マ | mi ミ | mu ム | me メ | mo モ |
| ya ヤ | yi イ | yu ユ | ye エ | yo ヨ |
| ra ラ | ri リ | ru ル | re レ | ro ロ |
| wa ワ | wi 井 | wi ウ | we ヱ | wo ヲ |
