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Katakana uses the same dakuten (゛) and handakuten (゜) system as hiragana, but it also has special extended combinations that do not exist in hiragana — designed to represent foreign sounds that are not native to Japanese.
| Character | Romaji | Base | Example Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| ガ | ga | カ → ガ | ガス (gasu — gas) |
| ギ | gi | キ → ギ | ギター (gitaa — guitar) |
| グ | gu | ク → グ | グラス (gurasu — glass) |
| ゲ | ge | ケ → ゲ | ゲーム (geemu — game) |
| ゴ | go | コ → ゴ | ゴルフ (gorufu — golf) |
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