Is it true that all Japanese words end in either a vowel or just one consonant? If so, what is that consonant?
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Brian
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Not true. Most Japanese syllables end in a vowel, and a syllable may consist of a sole vowel. There are five vowels in the language: a, i, u, e, and o. Vowel length often distinguishes words, as in to for door and tÅ for ten. The basic Japanese consonants are p, b, t, d, k, g, s, z, h, m, n, r, y, w, plus the nasal consonant that appears at the end of a syllable, as in hon (book).
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It is true. A word must consist of syllables, and all Japanese syllables will end in a vowel except for those that end in a nasal ã‚“.
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