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How do you define a long vowel in Hiragana/Katakana?
Thanks in advance!
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Aa! Doomo Arigatou gozaimasu!ー(long vowel mark): カード
or
あ列(a-row kana = あかさたなはまやらわ) + あ: かあさん
い列(i-row kana = いきしちにひみり) + い: しいたけ
う列(u-row kana = うくすつぬふむゆる) + う: すうじ
え列(e-row kana = えけせてねへめれ) + え/い: ねえねえ/せいじ(Xねいねい/せえじ)
お列(o-row kana = おこそとのほもよろ) + う/お: おうさま[王様]/とおい[遠い](Xおおさま/とうい)
A single kana can't be a long vowel.
Or, are you asking about the difference in pronunciation, e.g., "suuji" v.s. "sūji"?
That too.Or, are you asking about the difference in pronunciation, e.g., "suuji" v.s. "sūji"?
What do you mean by "odd amount of"? There's no such letters in your examples. Do you mean "shi", a vowel "a" or sokuon "tte", by any chance? If so, see the explanation in wiki page.Oh and one more question, if you have a word with an odd amount of letters (e.g; watashi, anata, yamette, etc), how would you divide them ('cause wouldn't there be a letter left out)?