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4. long nasalization N (At the end of a word)
pan [pa-N] bread
shinbun [shi-m-bu- newspaper
N]
Nihon [ni-ho-N] Japan
kin [ki-N] gold
pen [pe-N] pen
(Before s, sh, z, pink>h, f, and r)
kensa [ke-N-sa] investigation
shinshiki [shi-N-shi- new style
ki]
banzai [ba-N-za-i] hurrah!
jikanhyō [ji-ka-N- timetable
hyo-o]
Nihonfū [ni-ho-N- Japanese style
fu-u]
kanri [ka-N-ri] management
Before y, w, and vowels
Before vowels, y, and w, the syllabic nasal takes on some of
the color of the following sound. For example, in hon’ya [ho-
N-ya] ‘bookshop,’ the N sounds like a nasalized y,
anticipating the following, non-nasal y. In hon wa [ho-N-wa]
