KnowraJapanese phonologyLinked fromLinked fromThe 11 pages that link to Japanese phonology, each with the reason it gives.All 11Broader topic 3Related 4Narrower topic 3Compared with 1SyllableRelated: Japanese highlights the distinction between syllables and morae.KanaNarrower topic: Its sound inventory explains which distinctions kana must represent.MoraRelated: Japanese timing and several phonological processes are commonly analyzed in moraic terms.Japanese languageBroader topic: Mora timing and pitch accent shape pronunciation and distinguish some words.PhonotacticsBroader topic: Japanese strongly restricts consonant clusters, often inserting vowels when adapting foreign words.Man'yōganaRelated: The Japanese sound inventory shaped which Chinese character readings could serve as man'yōgana.Japanese language educationBroader topic: Pronunciation teaching addresses contrasts and patterns that differ from learners’ first languages.Chinese phonologyCompared with: Japanese contrasts show that pitch and syllable organization work differently from Chinese lexical tone.EpenthesisRelated: Japanese loanword pronunciations often insert vowels to accommodate consonant sequences.James Curtis HepburnNarrower topic: The system’s spellings reflect Hepburn’s analysis of Japanese pronunciation.Romanization of JapaneseNarrower topic: Pronunciation-based romanization depends on how Japanese sounds are analyzed.