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Japanese · Free listening check

Find the sounds you’re missing.

Hear the differences that change words. Check every sound group in this course, then see where to focus.

10 sound groups20 listening rounds
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How it works

  1. 1Listen without spelling clues
  2. 2Match the sounds you hear
  3. 3See your results and choose what to practice

Your results, free

See your score, results for each sound group, and examples you missed.

A clear next step

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Sounds you’ll explore

/i/ ↔ /iː//ɯ/ ↔ /ɯː//e/ ↔ /eː//o/ ↔ /oː//k/ ↔ /kː//t/ ↔ /tː//s/ ↔ /sː//k/ ↔ /ɡ//t/ ↔ /d//s/ ↔ /ɕ/

This checks a few examples of each sound contrast, not your overall language proficiency.

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