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This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of Japanese on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Japanese in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
Many generalizations about Japanese pronunciation have exceptions if recent loanwords are taken into account. For example, the consonant [p] generally does not occur at the start of native (Yamato) or Chinese-derived (Sino-Japanese) words, but it occurs freely in this position in mimetic and foreign words. [2]
Toggle Animals in Japan subsection. 1.1 Mammals. 1.2 Birds. 1.3 Marine animals. 1.4 Fish. 1.5 Reptiles. ... Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable ...
The Jaded Network - SFX Sound Effects Translations Online Dictionary from TheJadedNetwork.Com "'Tokyo Year Zero' Gets Under Readers' Skin" by Alan Cheuse, All Things Considered. A review of a novel that uses Japanese phonomime. Japanese Sound effects in Manga and what they mean, originally from www.oop-ack.com (archived copy of the original)
This is a list of mammal species recorded in Japan (excluding domesticated and captive populations). Of the 172 [1] species of mammal found—112 native terrestrial mammals (those that are endemic are identified below; this number includes 37 species of bat), 19 introduced species, 40 species of Cetacea, and the dugong—161 are listed for the Japan region on the IUCN Red List of Threatened ...
Mujina is an old Japanese term primarily referring to the Japanese badger, but traditionally to the Japanese raccoon dog , causing confusion. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Adding to the confusion, it may also refer to the introduced masked palm civet [ citation needed ] , and in some regions badger-like animals or Japanese raccoon dog are also called mami .
In Japan, the serow is widely thought of as a kind of deer, though deer and serows are in different families. In the past, the Japanese word kamoshika [c] was written using the Chinese character for shika, meaning "deer". [d] Today, when written using Chinese characters, the characters for "antelope" and "sheep" [e] are used.
The common name in English is mamushi, [3] or Japanese mamushi. [4] The common name in Japanese is mamushi (蝮). In Korea, it is known as Korean: 살무사; RR: salmusa or Korean: 살모사; RR: salmosa. In China, it is known as the Qichun snake (七寸子) or soil snake/viper (土巴蛇、土蝮蛇、土夫蛇、土公蛇).