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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.
Kira kira name (キラキラネーム, kira kira nēmu, lit. ' sparkling name ') is a term for a modern Japanese given name that has an atypical pronunciation or meaning. Common characteristics of these names include unorthodox readings for kanji, pop culture references, or the use of foreign words.
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]
To an English speaker's ears, its pronunciation lies somewhere between a flapped t (as in American and Australian English better and ladder), an l and a d. [ki r ei] " beautiful " The consonant n at final or n before r is uvular : This consonant is a sound made further back, as of making a nasal sound at the place to articulate the French ʁ .
Pronunciation /jɯːta/ Gender: Male: Origin; Word/name: Japanese: Meaning: Different meanings depending on the kanji used: Other names; Alternative spelling: Yuta (Kunrei-shiki) Yuta (Nihon-shiki) Yūta, Yuta, Yuuta
Ayaka, a Japanese singer whose real name is Ayaka Iida (飯田 絢香) Ayaka Fukuhara (福原綾香, born 1989), a Japanese voice actress; Ayaka Hibiki (響 綾香), a Japanese stage and voice actress; Ayaka Hirahara (平原 綾香), a Japanese pop singer; Ayaka Hironaka (弘中 綾香, born 1991), Japanese TV announcer
Nanori (Japanese: 名乗り, "to say or give one's own name") are the often non-standard kanji character readings (pronunciations) found almost exclusively in Japanese names. In the Japanese language, many Japanese names are constructed from common characters with standard pronunciations. However, names may also contain rare characters which ...
The name Uchinaa Yamato-guchi is composed of Uchinaa meaning "Okinawa", Yamato referring to mainland Japan, and the suffix -guchi approximately meaning "language." [1] Okinawan Japanese's pronunciation and words are influenced by the Northern Ryukyuan Okinawan and Kunigami languages spoken on the islands.