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This template is used to produce a phonetic or phonemic representation (using the IPA system) of Japanese words or sounds, using natural spelling to avoid the need to search for the correct phonetic symbols. Natural spelling is used to avoid the need to search for the correct phonetic symbols. The result is wikilinked to Wikipedia:IPA for Japanese. Optionally, an audio file can also be specified.
Usage
The number of parameters is limited to 33. Usage is analogous to {{IPAc-pl}}, but pipes separate moras.
Examples:
- {{IPAc-ja|ku|ro|si|o}} → [kɯɾoɕio] (IPA and allophones)
- {{IPAc-ja|sa|i|goo|-|no|-|tu|bo|ne}} → [saiɡoː no tsɯbone] (spacing, long vowels, and diphthongs; oo and tu accepted for ō and tsu)
- {{IPAc-ja|ni|ho|'|n}} → [ɲihoꜜɴ] (accent/downstep)
- {{IPAc-ja|hu|n|ō}} → [ɸɯɰ̃oː] (nasal coda)
- {{IPAc-ja|ke|s|si|n|ba}} → [keɕɕimba] (geminate consonants need to be specified as 'k', 't', 'p', or 's', but coda nasal can just be 'n')
Various romanizations are accepted ('ti' or 'chi', 'ō' or 'oo', etc.), but kana is only partially supported. Long vowels are accepted with a consonant (gō or goo above), but diphthongs require a second cell. For geminate consonants, a value 'p', 't', 's', 'k' needs to be specified. Enter an apostrophe in its own cell for downstep (change in pitch) – do not use an apostrophe to separate a coda nasal, just use a pipe. Use a hyphen to separate words. Syllable breaks (".") are not supported.
The conversion system is coded in Template:c-ja.
See also