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[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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“The Spider’s Thread” by Ryunosuke Akutagawa

One day, the Buddha was strolling alone around the edge of a lotus pond in paradise. The lotus flowers blooming in the pond were all pearl-like and pure white,
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“The Young Lady I Want to visit” by Osamu Dazai

I would like to borrow a small portion of the precious pages of this magazine, "Tohoku Bungaku." The reason why I have chosen to use the pages of this magazine, "Tohoku Bungaku," in particular is as follows.
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[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.