Description of the Japanese Pronunciation っ,－, ん When you pronounce っ, you don’t make an actual sound, but wait for ‘one beat’ with the form of your mouth to pronounce the following sound. When you pronounce ―, you don’t make a new sound, but elongate the sound of the vowel before ― for ‘one beat’. […]
Description of the Japanese Pronunciation ん The pronunciation of ん varies depending on the following sounds because the place of articulation assimilates the latter consonants. Let’s check one by one. When the Following Sound Is [m] [p] [b] (コンマ、さんぽ、とんぼ). You pronounce ん as [m]. When you pronounce [m], you are going to close your lips […]
*These Japanese lessons are created based on the Terms of Use of the Copyrights of them; TITLE: Give My Regards to Black Jack, AUTHOR: Shuho Sato, and WEBSITE: Manga on Web. Japanese Lessons 2-2-1 北三郎きたさぶろう / Saburo Kita You can browse all of the pages by clicking the picture above and then move to any page […]
*These Japanese lessons are created based on the Terms of Use of the Copyrights of them; TITLE: Give My Regards to Black Jack, AUTHOR: Shuho Sato, and WEBSITE: Manga on Web. Japanese Lessons 2-1-1 告白こくはく / The Confession You can browse all of the pages by clicking the picture above and then move to any page […]
In spoken Japanese, 何 can be pronounced as 「なに」 and 「なん」. The official reading is なに, but this sometimes changes from なに to なん. If you have ever been confused with the usage, don’t worry! There is a certain rule to follow and that is what you will learn in this article. Ultimate Explanation for […]
*These Japanese lessons are created based on the Terms of Use of the Copyrights of them; TITLE: Give My Regards to Black Jack, AUTHOR: Shuho Sato, and WEBSITE: Manga on Web. Japanese Lessons 1-6-1 最初さいしょのウソ / The First Lie You can browse all of the pages by clicking the picture above and then move to any […]
One of the reasons why it’s difficult for English speakers to learn Japanese is that you have to memorize tons of kanji. The Japanese Ministry of Education officially defined the number of 常じょう用よう漢かん字じ, which literally means “regular-use kanji”, as 2,136. The Japanese Language Proficiency Test at N2 level has approximately 1,000 kanji. However, there are […]
*These Japanese lessons are created based on the Terms of Use of the Copyrights of them; TITLE: Give My Regards to Black Jack, AUTHOR: Shuho Sato, and WEBSITE: Manga on Web. Japanese Lessons 1-5-1 外科げかと内ない科かと医い局きょくと斎藤さいとう / Surgery, Internists, Departments, and Saito You can browse all of the pages by clicking the picture above and then move […]
*These Japanese lessons are created based on the Terms of Use of the Copyrights of them; TITLE: Give My Regards to Black Jack, AUTHOR: Shuho Sato, and WEBSITE: Manga on Web. Japanese Lessons 1-7-1 “一いち流りゅう“のワナ?/ The Top-Tier Trap You can browse all of the pages by clicking the picture above and then move to any […]
Description of the Japanese Pronunciation ら り る れ ろ ら り る れ ろ consist of the Japanese consonant [ɾ] representing the sound of the roman letter /r/ with the Japanese vowels [a], [i], [u], [e] and [o] respectively. When you pronounce [ɾ], you are going to flap the tip of your tongue at […]
