Note
Please see Azure Cognitive Services for Speech documentation for the latest supported speech solutions.
Microsoft Speech Platform
Japanese Phonemes
SAPI Supported Japanese Phonemes (Katakana)
Symbol | Phonetic | Unicode Value | Remarks |
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' | 0027 | Accent position | |
+ | 002B | Accent boundary | |
| | 007C | Phrase boundary | |
. | 002E | Sentence end (standard) | |
? | 003F | Sentence end (interrogative) | |
! | 0021 | Sentence end (exclamation) | |
_ | 005F | One mora pause | |
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309C | Semi-voiced sound | |
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a | 30A1 | Modifier |
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a | 30A2 | |
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i | 30A3 | Modifier |
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i | 30A4 | |
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u | 30A5 | |
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u | 30A6 | |
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e | 30A7 | Modifier |
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e | 30A8 | |
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o | 30A9 | Modifier |
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o | 30AA | |
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ka | 30AB | |
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ga | 30AC | |
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ki | 30AD | |
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gi | 30AE | |
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ku | 30AF | |
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gu | 30B0 | |
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ke | 30B1 | |
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ge | 30B2 | |
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ko | 30B3 | |
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go | 30B4 | |
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sa | 30B5 | |
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za | 30B6 | |
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shi | 30B7 | |
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ji | 30B8 | |
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su | 30B9 | |
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zu | 30BA | |
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se | 30BB | |
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ze | 30BC | |
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so | 30BD | |
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zo | 30BE | |
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ta | 30BF | |
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da | 30C0 | |
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chi | 30C1 | |
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di | 30C2 | Deprecated - use 30B8 |
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q | 30C3 | |
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tsu | 30C4 | |
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du | 30C5 | Deprecated - use 30BA |
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te | 30C6 | |
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de | 30C7 | |
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to | 30C8 | |
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do | 30C9 | |
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na | 30CA | |
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ni | 30CB | |
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nu | 30CC | |
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ne | 30CD | |
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no | 30CE | |
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ha | 30CF | |
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ba | 30D0 | |
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pa | 30D1 | |
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hi | 30D2 | |
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bi | 30D3 | |
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pi | 30D4 | |
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hu | 30D5 | |
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bu | 30D6 | |
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pu | 30D7 | |
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he | 30D8 | |
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be | 30D9 | |
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pe | 30DA | |
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ho | 30DB | |
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bo | 30DC | |
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po | 30DD | |
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ma | 30DE | |
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mi | 30DF | |
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mu | 30E0 | |
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me | 30E1 | |
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mo | 30E2 | |
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ya | 30E3 | Modifier |
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ya | 30E4 | |
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yu | 30E5 | Modifier |
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yu | 30E6 | |
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yo | 30E7 | Modifier |
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yo | 30E8 | |
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ra | 30E9 | |
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ri | 30EA | |
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ru | 30EB | |
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re | 30EC | |
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ro | 30ED | |
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wa | 30EE | Modifier |
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wa | 30EF | |
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wi | 30F0 | Deprecated - use 30A4 |
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we | 30F1 | Deprecated - use 30A8 |
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wo | 30F2 | |
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nn | 30F3 | |
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vu | 30F4 | |
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ka | 30F5 | |
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ke | 30F6 | |
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va | 30F7 | |
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vi | 30F8 | |
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ve | 30F9 | |
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vo | 30FA | |
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30FB | Middle dot | |
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30FC | Prolonged sound | |
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30FD | Iteration | |
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30FE | Voiced iteration |