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                              Japanese d            Japanese r
                                (TEETH!)          (RIDGE! BRIEF!)     American r




                                 daku               raku              rock
                          embraces              comfort


                                 denchū                renchū         wrench
                          telephone             gang
                          pole


                              doku                  roku six          rogue
                          poison

                          ---                             ringo       ring

                                                apple
                          ---                          rusu           roots

                                                absence



                     Once  you’re  able  to  make  the  initial  r,  you’re  ready  to
                tackle the combination ry. This sound is made by putting the

                back  part  of  the  tongue  in  position  to  make  the  y  sound,

                then  very  swiftly  moving  just  the  tip  of  the  tongue  up  to
                make  the  flap  for  the  r.  You  might  practice  the  words  first

                without the  r, making the  y good and strong; then go over

                them inserting the r lightly, without damaging the y. Do not
                make the r and then add an extra syllable just to get the y

                in. Examples:
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