Minimal pair · Standard Japanese; Tokyo-area citation forms
Japanese /k/ vs /kː/k and long k
Separate the medial singleton from its moraic geminate using ordinary lexical examples. Retained table words have exact provenance; added words are dictionary-curated candidates.
Practice these sounds/k/
An unvoiced back closure
A brief stop made toward the back of the mouth.
As in坂
/kː/
The kː category
Listen for the target sound in each word.
As in作家
WHAT TO LISTEN FOR
A small change.
A different word.
Separate the medial singleton from its moraic geminate using ordinary lexical examples. Retained table words have exact provenance; added words are dictionary-curated candidates.
Listen for the target sound in each word.
Sound examples
Tap to hear each word坂
/saka/slope過去
/kako/past墓
/haka/grave赤
/aka/red床
/jɯka/floor作家
/sakːa/author括弧
/kakːo/parentheses発火
/hakːa/ignition悪化
/akːa/deterioration日記
/nikːi/diary10 words. Words stay hidden during practice unless you choose to reveal them.