This page is a compilation of my past blog posts that compare sounds of similar (or identically spelt) words. Each post has audio files embedded.
- Japanese Pronunciation
かわい、かわいい、こわい
Today’s set of similar sounding words are: かわい、かわいい and こわい I have heard...
しゅか、しゅうか、しゅっか
Today’s set of confusing sounds are: 主家(しゅか)* one’s employer’s house...
よせ、よせい、ようせい
Today’s set of similar sounding words are: 余生(よせい) the rest of one’s life ...
とかい, とうかい, とうかい
Japanese has so many homonyms - the same sound but different meanings. Today I talk about とかい ...
ちずとチーズ
Today's sound key words are ちず(地図) and チーズ. Listen and repeat the sound, and you w...
よい&ようい
The caption sentence: くねくね道(みち)を通(とお)るから、酔(よ)い止(...
すてき、すてっき、すうてき
Today’s sentence with a set of similar sounding words is: 看護師さんはステッキをも...
かわいいそうだ, かわいそうだ, かわいいらしい, かわいらしい – sound comparison
Today's sound comparison is between かわいいそうだ, and かわいそうだ, as well as betwee...
しかく、しっかく
Today’s set of similar sounding words are: 資格 (qualification), 視覚 (vision) (しかく)...
しゅうと、しゅと、シュート
こうかい、こっかい
The sentence: 公開されている国会で証言したことを後悔しています。means ̶...