Gojūon: Béda antarrépisi

The ''gojūon'' contains all the basic kana, but it does not include

*versions of kana with a [[dakuten]] such as が or だ,

 

The vowel sounds in the English words approximate the Japanese vowels: a, i, u, e, o.

 

*"The Japanese language", Roy Andrew Miller, ISBN 0226527182, describes the origin of gojūon in Sanskrit.

*''Gendai Kokugo Reikai Jiten'', ISBN 4095010428, used to obtain examples of dictionary ordering.

 

 

*[http://www.sljfaq.org/afaq/kana-order-origin.html sci.lang.japan FAQ on the origin of kana order] contains the relevant quote from the above reference.