English Article [002]Introduction of Japanese pronunciation｜Long vowels
The meaning of long vowels The five vowel sounds "あ(a), い(i), う(u), え(e) and お(o)" are short vowels in Japanese, but the...
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English Article “The Spider’s Thread” by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Introduction This work tells the story of how Buddha, remembering a good deed done by Kandata, an extremely evil man who...
English Article “The Young Lady I Want to visit” by Osamu Dazai
I would like to briefly borrow a corner of the precious pages of this magazine, "Tohoku Bungaku." Why have I chosen to use the pages of this magazine, "Tohoku Bungaku," in particular? There are the following reasons.
English Article [001]Introduction of Japanese pronunciation｜Kana & Mora
Japanese is based on five vowels: あ(a), い(i), う(u), え(e), and お(o). Japanese kana has a length called a "mora" as a unit of pronunciation. All moras have the characteristic that they are pronounced with approximately equal length.