W-Column

わ (wa) : White Swan

を (wo) : Crack in the Wall

INFO

  • is more commonly pronounced as the “o” sound
  • is never used in a word instead it acts as the object marking particle (Word before it is the object of the sentence)

N-Sound

ん (n) : Italicized N

can never be used to start a word. It can only be found in the middle or end of words

It pronunciation can also differ depending on the syllable that comes after it

  • It usually has the “N” sound
  • It can have “M” sound when before (b) or (p) sound
  • It can have “NG” sound when before (g) sound

Example Words

  • かわ
    • KaWa (River)
  • えん
    • EN (Circle/ Japanese Currency in Japanese)
  • わたし
    • WaTaShi (I/ Me)
  • おんがく
    • ONGaKu (Music)
  • しんぷん
    • ShiNPuN (Newspaper)
  • おかあさん
    • OKaASaN (Mother)
  • みずをのむ
    • MiZuWoNoMu (To Drink Water)
  • やさいをたべる
    • YaSaIWoTaBeRu (To eat Vegetables)