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Index

  • Introduction to Japanese Language
  • Introduction to Japanese Kanji
  • Introduction to Japanese Hiragana
  • Introduction to Japanese Katakana
  • Introduction to Japanese Onomatopoeia
  • Introduction to Japanese Pronunciation
  • Introduction to Japanese Grammar

    • Introduction to Japanese Pronunciation

    Characteristics of Japanese pronunciation, next is long vowels

    Japanese has a long sound (च्यो-ओन्) represented by hyphen "ー" for instance, there are long sounds that one consciously prolongs, such as in coffee (को-ही-) or ramen (रा-मेन्) etc. but a long sound that is not represented by hyphen "ー" There is a type of prolonged vowel known as a long vowel (च्यो-ओन्). This long vowel has a rule when two vowels of same sound consecutively, they are pronounced as a single long vowel.

    In particular, vertical line आ sound＋आ (eg. का＋आ is का-) vertical line इ sound＋इ (eg. कि＋इ is की-) vertical line उ sound＋उ (eg. कु＋उ is कू-) vertical line ए sound＋ए (eg. के＋ए is के-) vertical line ओ sound＋ओ (eg. को＋ओ is को-) when two vowels follow one another, they are pronounced in the same pronunciation as "ー" in Nepali, it would be a sound similar to आ (aa) ई (ii) ऊ (uu).

  • eg：お母さん（o ka a san：ओका-सान्）आमा
  • ：可愛い（ka wai i：कावाई-）राम्री
  • ：数字（su u ji：सू-जी）सङ्ख्या
  • ：お姉さん（o ne e san：ओने-सान्）दिदी
  • ：大きい（o o ki i：ओ-की-）ठूलो
  • ：氷（ko o ri：को-री）बरफ
  • ：空気（ku u ki：कू-की）हावा
  • ：郵便（yu u bin：यू-बिन्）हुलाक
  • ：お兄さん（oni i san：ओनी-सान्）दाज्यु
  • ：お婆さん（o ba a san：ओबा-सान्）हजुरआमा

    • And also, vertical line ए sound＋इ (eg. के＋इ is के-) vertical line ओ sound＋उ (eg. को＋उ is को-) it is generally pronounced as a long vowel.

  • eg：先生（sen sei：सेन्से-）शिक्षका
  • ：映画（ei ga：ए-गा）चलचित्र
  • ：時計（to kei：तोके-）घडी
  • ：政治（sei ji：से-जी）राजनीति
  • ：お父さん（o tou san：ओतो-सान्）बुबा
  • ：学校（ga kkou：गाक्को-）विद्यालय
  • ：今日（kyou：क्यो-）आज
  • ：公園（kou en：को-एन्）पार्क
  • ：飛行機（hi kou ki：हिको-की）हवाईजहाज

    • As long vowels vertical line ए sound＋इ require a little careful attention, here are the key points to note. Pronouncing ए＋इ to ए- is common in modern Japanese, but when conversing with people except for close, example in formal setting or requiring polite pronounce situations, it may give a slightly sloppy impression. That being said, if squeeze ए＋इ into pronounce it makes speak awkwardly, smoothly blend इ sound into long vowel to aim for natural pronunciation.


    Long vowels become natural to pronounce as get used to Japanese, so there is no need to memorize them one by one. Just kind of remember this rule in mind. Final Chapter of Pronunciation, next to put feeling into words Japanese Intonation


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