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Why does Japanese sound better than Korean?
Japanese- Japanese may sound cute when spoken in a soft female voice, but in reality, their language sounds stiffer compared to Chinese and Korea. The language has no pronunciations that flow well as if your tongue is rolling in your mouth. There is no r, l, s, or any soft sounds we can think of.
Does Korean have more sounds than Japanese?
If you consider the fact that hangul has a total of 19 consonants and 21 vowels, you can appreciate just how many sounds Korean has over Japanese….A sample of hangul.
| Kanji | Japanese | Korean |
|---|---|---|
| 製 | せい | 제 |
| 正 | せい | 정 |
| 精 | せい | 정 |
| 勢 | せい | 세 |
Does Japanese sound like Korean?
Basic sounds of consonants and vowels are very similar. Japanese doesn’t have certain vowels that exist in Korean. Japanese also doesn’t use consonants as the last sound in a syllable with an exception of ‘n’. Korean doesn’t have the ‘z’ sound that exists in Japanese. Otherwise, they are phonetically almost the same.
Why do Korean and Japanese sounds sound similar?
The following are the reasons why Korean and Japanese sound similar. Basic sounds of consonants and vowels are very similar. Japanese doesn’t have certain vowels that exist in Korean. Japanese also doesn’t use consonants as the last sound in a syllable with an exception of ‘n’.
What is the difference between Korean and Japanese?
Japanese doesn’t have certain vowels that exist in Korean. Japanese also doesn’t use consonants as the last sound in a syllable with an exception of ‘n’. Korean doesn’t have the ‘z’ sound that exists in Japanese. Otherwise, they are phonetically almost the same.
What languages are similar to Japanese?
Japanese and Korean sound similar, but Korean and Khakas do too, likewise you can fold in Kazakh, Mongolian and Chukchi (possibly other languages of the area that I haven’t heard). However, Chukchi doesn’t sound a lot like Japanese, it sounds more like Mongolian, which sounds like Khakas, which sounds like Korean…
What are the similarities between the Chinese and Korean languages?
Pronunciation of the Chinese-based words are similar. Gakusei, sensei, yakusoku, and toshokan in Japanese are haksaeng, sunsaeng, yaksok, and dosuhgwan in Korean. They are written exactly the same way in Chinese.