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Japanese Pronunciation
Japanese is pronounced ja-puh-NEEZ, IPA /ˌdʒæpəˈniz/.
ja-puh-NEEZ
US /ˌdʒæpəˈniz/
Syllables: ja · puh · NEEZ (3 syllables, stress on syllable 3)
adjective and noun: Belonging to Japan, or the language spoken there.
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Japanese in a Sentence
- He has been learning Japanese for three years.
- The exhibition covers Japanese printmaking from 1800 onwards.
- Two Japanese colleagues joined the call from Osaka.
Common Mispronunciations of Japanese
Not JA-puh-neez
Nationality words built with -ese put the beat on that ending: Chinese, Portuguese, Vietnamese all behave this way. Fronting it is the single most common slip.
Not ja-puh-NEES
The ending is voiced, a buzzing z, not the hissing s of geese. Your throat should vibrate on the last sound.
Tip: Two light parts and then the loud one: ja-puh-NEEZ.
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