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Vowels of Japanese
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Introduction
46 Sounds of Japanese
Introduction to Phonetics
Vowels of Japanese
Challenging Sounds
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らりるれろ (Japanese R)
つ vs す (Tsu vs Su)
りゃ、りゅ、りょ (R+ya/yu/yo)
し vs すぃ (Shi vs Si)
ざ vs じゃ (Za vs Ja)
つ vs ちゅ (Tsu vs Chu)
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Vowels of Japanese
In the video below, you will learn more about how to pronounce the five vowels of Japanese.