Pitch accent, phonetics, and guides to sounding natural.
277 pages
A structured 14-day online course teaching hiragana reading and writing with native pronunciation audio, designed for absolute beginners who want to read Japanese quickly and master 100 common words.
Guide to pronouncing the Japanese r sound (ら行) with detailed tongue placement instructions, common mistakes, minimal pairs for practice, and a daily drilling routine for learners.
A free pronunciation guide written by a JLPT N1 certified teacher covering Japanese vowels, consonants, long vowels, double consonants, and pitch accent basics with study tips for learners.
Guide to using Japanese IME software more effectively, covering keyboard shortcuts, reconversion, special characters, and typing techniques for learners typing Japanese on Windows computers.
Guide to pronunciation changes in Japanese at morpheme boundaries, covering sandhi, onbin, rendaku, and related phenomena with examples and terminology.
Guide to essential Japanese phrases for beginners covering greetings, farewells, gratitude, apologies, and home expressions with hiragana, katakana, kanji, and romaji.
Detailed account of Late Old Japanese phonology during the Heian period, covering syllable systems, consonants, vowels, tone-accent patterns, and Chinese influence. For advanced learners and classical Japanese scholars.
A guide offering beginner-level strategies for Japanese conversation, covering greetings, polite and casual speech, listening and speaking practice, and everyday vocabulary. Intended for those starting to speak Japanese.
Guide to Japanese pitch accent minimal pairs like あめ (rain/candy) and はし (bridge/chopsticks), explaining the four Tokyo pitch patterns and offering training methods to develop accent recognition.
Resource list page featuring websites for studying Japanese pronunciation in practical contexts, including anime and manga character speech patterns, regional dialects with video examples, and RhinoSpike for native.
Preply offers personalized one-on-one Japanese tutoring lessons with native speakers and experienced tutors.
Detailed guide to Japanese consonant sounds, covering unvoiced, voiced, nasal, and other consonant types with examples and articulation instructions for learners.
An app and website for practicing Japanese speaking and listening through shadowing real YouTube videos with synced subtitles in kanji, kana, and romaji, instant dictionary lookup, and playback controls for learners at.
A free tool that converts names from Latin letters to katakana with pronunciation guides and printable practice sheets. Explains why foreign names use katakana and how the conversion works.
JapanesePod101 pronunciation guide covering Japanese vowels, consonants, hiragana and katakana, common pronunciation mistakes, and tips for improving clarity when speaking Japanese.
Guide to Japanese speaking practice techniques including shadowing, recording yourself, karaoke, and finding conversation partners through apps and language exchanges.
A guide explaining Japanese pitch accent, when it matters for learners, and practical methods to improve it. Addresses whether learners should prioritise pitch accent study relative to other aspects of Japanese.
Review of Dōgen's extensive video course on Japanese phonetics and pitch accent for native English speakers, covering pronunciation improvement and phonetic awareness through over eighty lessons.
An online Japanese school offering private 1-on-1 lessons with qualified teachers for learners from complete beginner to JLPT N3 level.
Guide to 37 basic Japanese phrases for tourists covering greetings, polite expressions, and everyday conversation with phonetic pronunciations and a downloadable PDF cheat sheet.
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