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ОглавлениеGUIDE TO SYMBOLS
A fall of pitch occurs after the marked syllable (denoted by the mark ´). When the accent is on the last, the syllable’s fall in pitch is sometimes not apparent unless another word follows it.
áme 雨 rain
ashí 足[脚] foot, leg
(vowels: á, é, í, ó, ú; long vowels: ā´, ē´, ō´, ū´)
Long vowels ā, ē, ō, and ū: Vowels with macrons (a horizontal bar above the letter) are pronounced twice as long as regular vowels.
| Examples: | Meaning |
| byōdō (na) 平等(な) | equal |
| kyūka 休暇 | vacation, furlough |
| pēji 頁[ページ] | page |
Sounds: The following have suppressed vowels.
| Examples: | Meaning |
| i, u | (These vowels are suppressed.) |
| hito 人 | person, man, fellow, people |
| suki-ma 隙間 | crack; opening; opportunity |
Note: A fuller explanation of the symbols shown above can be found in the Introduction.
