---
title: "japanese"
tags: 
- language
---

[[japanese-words]]

# Resources

- http://guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar
- https://app.memrise.com/course/29267/genki-i/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/comments/4vhe30/6_months_later_how_i_learned_to_learn_japanese/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/wiki/index/startersguide/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/wiki/index/resources

# Sound system
24 consonant sounds, 5 vowel sounds (english: 24 and 14)

language formed using either consonant vowel pair (except the "n" sound).

has pitch accent: distinguish similar spelled words. 

pitches follow rules:
- first and second mora have different pitches,
- cant return fr