漢字 · かんじ
Aule Kanji Pages · Kanji Recog PagesLearning to pronounce Japanese kanji ?
You can forget about these kana for remembering the initial or first sounds of some 2,000 basic kanji :
きゃ -きゅ -
きょ -
ざ -
じ -
ず -
ぜ (1)
ぞ -
く -
し -
しゃ -
しゅ - しゅう -
しょ -
じゃ - じゃ.れる 戯
じゅ - じゅう - さんじゅう 世 じゅん.じる 準
じょ - じょう -
そ -
づ -
ば -
び -
ぶ - ぶた (1) ぶる (1)
べ - べに (1)
ぼ -
シャ 予
ツ -
へ -
ヌ -
ら -
り -
れ -
ろ -
りゅ -
りょ -
パ -
ピ -
プ -
ペ -
ポ -
ピャ -
ピュ -
ピョ -
ヂ -
ヅ -
And you can all but forget about
ヒャ - ヒャク 百
ヒュ -
ミャ - ミャク 脈
ミュ -
ヂャ -
ヂュ - ヂュウ 住
ヂョ -
And many others have only one, two or three instances of kanji that begin with that sound.
Of course, if you are not distinguishing ON-yomi and kun-yomi, all bets are off ...
And as you might expect, many katakana are not relevant for kanji.