MORA AND KANA Accent Intonation

Learn key pronunciation tips for Japanese! Understand moras—rhythmic units like syllables—and how kana correspond to sound. Master equal timing and natural speech with these essential basics.

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MORA AN D KANA (syllabary and sound)If you're learning Japanese, you may be f o c u s e d on w r i t i n g or g r a m m a r , butit's i m p o r t a n t to r e m e m b e r to practice pronunciation as well, especiallybecause it is so different from English. Good pronunciation will help you bebetter understood, and your Japanese will sound more natural. In this post, Ioutline 6 i m p o r t a n t pronuncation points to learn, r e m e m b e r , and practice, asyou i m p r o v e your Japanese speaking skills!MORASJapanese has moras, which are similar to syllables, but they are r h y t h m i cunits (for more on moras, click here}. Each mora is pronounced with equalstress and for the same d u r a t i o n of time. This is i m p o r t a n t to r e m e m b e r f o rlater points. Although there are some exceptions, one kana (a hiragana orkatakana character) is usually one mora. Except for A (n), each kana iseither a vowel sound, or a consonant +vowel sound together.For the most part, one kana = one mora (or beat). However, there areexceptions like( k y a h(kyu),(kyo}. These are one mora each.You can visually differentiate them from others t h r o u g h the small(ya},(yu), orj; (yo) characters that follow a bigger kana. In the hiragana chartbelow, they are listed in the bottom one third of the page.5 VOWELSThere are 5 vowel_sounds which do not change. As m e n t i o n e d above, exceptfor one, every kana is a either just a vowel sound, or a consonant +a vowel.In the hiragana chart, you'll see the five vowel sounds across the top:(a),U (i),0 (u),X. (e), fc- (o) . In the left-hand column, you'll see a series ofconsonants beginning in the second row: k, s, t, and so on. Each of theseconsonants combines with the vowel sound in that colum. So, for example,the 'k' sound plus the 'a' sound is 'ka' ( fr), the 't' sound plus the 'e' sound is'te' ( X ) .Because each kana includes one of the 5 vowel sounds (each of which neverchange), it's cruicial to pronounce all 5 of them correctly.Hiragana Chart*****

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