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[002]Introduction of Japanese pronunciation|Long vowels

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Long vowels

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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 they can be doubled in length (2 mora) to become long vowels.

Below are some examples of words whose meaning changes depending on the length of the vowel.

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