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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]
Japanese names (日本人の氏名、日本人の姓名、日本人の名前, Nihonjin no shimei, Nihonjin no seimei, Nihonjin no namae) in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules. Because parents when naming ...
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.
Japanese pronouns (代名詞, daimeishi) are words in the Japanese language used to address or refer to present people or things, where present means people or things that can be pointed at. The position of things (far away, nearby) and their role in the current interaction (goods, addresser, addressee , bystander) are features of the meaning ...
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.
Jun Sawada (born 1955), Japanese businessman, CEO of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone; Jun Seba (淳, 1974-2010), Japanese hip hop producer; Jun Sena (じゅん, born 1974), Japanese musical actress of Takarazuka Revue; Jun Senoue (純, born 1970), Japanese video game composer and musician; Jun Shibata (淳, born 1976), Japanese pop singer-songwriter
Takako Konishi (synchronized swimmer) (born 1986), Japanese synchronized swimmer; Takako Kotorida (小鳥田 貴子, born 1977), Japanese long-distance runner; Takako Matsu (松 たか子, born 1977), Japanese actress and singer-songwriter; Takako Minekawa (嶺川 貴子, born 1969), Japanese musician, composer and writer
Ai is a Japanese and Chinese and Vietnamese given name. In Japanese, it is almost always used as a feminine Japanese given name , written as あい in hiragana , アイ in katakana , 愛, 藍 or 亜衣 in kanji .