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Japanese....SnVoiced and Voiceless Sounds Please note: ˆ = a long sound    Previous page ~ Next page

		gyôsei (administration)/kyôsei (duress)
		gyaku (opposite)/kyaku (customer)
		batto (a bat)/patto (suddenly)
		byônin (invalid)/pyon-pyon haneru (to hop)
		hojikuru (pry)/hotchikisu (stapler)
		hojo (aid)/hôchô (kitchen knife)
		de (at, in, on)/te (hand)
		dô (copper)/tô (pagoda)
		zen (good)/sen (line) (NB: soft 'd' before 'z')
		zô (elephant)/sô (yes; so)
		zu (drawing)/su (vinegar)/tsû (expert)

NB: there is no'v' or 'l' sound in Japanese

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Our warmest thanks go to ...

Speaker	Geographical origin	Date of recording	Approx age
Fumiaki Ichihara Mari Okazawa	Osaka Tokyo	February 6th 2002 February 6th 2002	23 26

 

 

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