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The modern Japanese writing system uses a combination of logographic kanji, which are adopted Chinese characters, and syllabic kana.Kana itself consists of a pair of syllabaries: hiragana, used primarily for native or naturalized Japanese words and grammatical elements; and katakana, used primarily for foreign words and names, loanwords, onomatopoeia, scientific names, and sometimes for emphasis.
Sashimi on a Shigaraki ware plate. Sashimi combo served on a wooden plate consists of slices of assorted fish flesh.. Sashimi (刺身, English: / s ə ˈ ʃ iː m i / sə-SHEE-mee, Japanese:) is a Japanese delicacy consisting of fresh raw fish or meat sliced into thin pieces and often eaten with soy sauce.
In Japanese it's the 'a' that has the stress, and the first 'i' is barely heard ('SASH-mee'). Of course it's up to English-speakers how they want to pronounce it in English, but the way the pronunciation is presented here - right after the Japanese letters - implies that this is the correct Japanese way to say it.
Sources: Sushi: The Beginner’s Guide by Aya Imatani. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Sushi and Sashimi by James O. Fraioli and Kaz Sato. BBC Good Food: “Sashimi”. Benihana: “The Difference ...
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Japanese vowels are sometimes phonetically voiceless. There is no phonemic contrast between voiced and voiceless versions of a vowel, but the use of voiceless vowels is often described as an obligatory feature of standard Tokyo Japanese, in that it sounds unnatural to use a voiced vowel in positions where devoicing is usual. [209]
Indicates a lengthened vowel sound. Often used with katakana. The direction of writing depends on the direction of text. ゛ 212B: 1-1-11: 309B (standalone), 3099 : dakuten (濁点, "voiced point") nigori (濁り, "voiced") ten-ten (点々, "dots") Used with both hiragana and katakana to indicate a voiced sound.
Kappamaki (河童巻き): a makizushi made of cucumber and named after the Japanese water spirit who loves cucumber [3] Konnyaku (蒟蒻): Cake made from the corm of the Konjac plant [3] Nattō (納豆): fermented soybeans [4] [1] [5] [3] Negi (ネギ): Japanese bunching onion [5] Oshinko (漬物): Takuan (pickled daikon) or other pickled ...