Japanese Accent: Penult Standard

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Japanese Accent: Penult Standard

Japanese Accent: Penult Standard is a comprehensive accent system presented in 12 lessons.

The system is comprehensive yet easy to understand, carefully explaining of how Japanese words are accented. This helps proper pronunciation and boosts learning.

Each lesson is presented with an online video and text.

As explained below, the STARTER version presents Lessons 1~3 at no charge.

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Japanese Accent: Penult Standard STARTER

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Japanese Accent: Penult Standard STARTER is offered free of charge and will be present on the Member page after login.

Lessons 1~3 of Japanese Accent: Penult Standard STARTER will introduce the user to a few of the main concepts of the accent system.

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Japanese Accent: Penult Standard FULL

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Japanese Accent: Penult Standard FULL presents Lessons 1~12. A subscription is required and can be purchased in the Shopping Cart.

A link to Japanese Accent: Penult Standard FULL will appear on the Member page after purchase.

Japanese Accent: Penult Standard FULL explains all of the concepts of the accent system, helping the user understand how to pronounce Japanese correctly. This eliminates misunderstandings about accent in Japanese and provides a solid foundation for the user.

Accent Format

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The lessons of Japanese Accent: Penult Standard STARTER provide an online video. This allows the user to see and hear examples of Japanese pronunciation. The web page also includes the text so that the user can study at his or her own pace.

Accent Examples

The lessons explain accent by word categories, such as verbs and nouns. The lessons include 317 word examples and 155 sentence examples. The examples are given in specially constructed blocks that show the accent in hiragana, then again as furigana when using kanji to represent the word.

Example Word

stop ~

Example Sentence

あおくるまる。しろくるまた。 I will stop blue cars.
I stopped white cars.
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Non-Intuitive Details Explained

While the central premise is clearly explained starting in Lesson 1, there are many non-intuitive details that are carefully described throughout the series. These details concern topics such as the following.

Acknowledgements

Japanese Accent: Penult Standard was developed by Todd Adkisson.