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母音
A speech sound produced without significant constriction of the air flowing through the mouth. In Japanese, these are a, i, u, e, and o.
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日本語の母音は全部で五つあります
There are five vowels in total in Japanese.
母音の無声化が江戸言葉の特徴です
Devoicing of vowels is a characteristic of Edo dialect.
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