W-Column
わ (wa) : White Swan
を (wo) : Crack in the Wall
INFO
をis more commonly pronounced as the “o” soundを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
ん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
ぶ(b) orぱ(p) sound - It can have “NG” sound when before
が(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)