Sound contrast · Standard Japanese; Tokyo-area citation forms
Japanese /s/ vs /sː/s and long s
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/s/
An unvoiced hiss
Listen for the narrow, hissing sound in the target consonant.
As in朝
/sː/
The sː category
Listen for the target sound in each word.
As inあっさり
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朝
/asa/morning傘
/kasa/umbrella餌
/esa/animal feed味噌
/miso/miso paste嘘
/ɯso/lieあっさり
/asːaɾi/lightly seasoned真っ先
/masːaki/the very front早速
/sasːokɯ/immediately合戦
/kasːeɴ/battle必須
/çisːɯ/required10 words. Words stay hidden during practice unless you choose to reveal them.