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I’m starting my kanji and having troubles understand the first one: http://www.textfugu.com/kanji/1-2-stroke/%E4%B8%80/
For the one (thing) reading is ひとつ, which if I got it correctly is hi-to-tsu? But when I play the audio, I keep hearing something like ‘shtotsu’ (not sure how to express it in English exactly)..
Is there any rules why it’s pronounced this way or is it just one of those things I have to remember as an exception?
ヾ(≧▽≦*)oIt’s ひとつ – the “sh” sound in the recording is a microphone artefact. =)
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ヾ(≧▽≦*)oWell, you have to admit that the “h” sound of ひ is sometimes very accentuated while the “i” sound is practically muted, which makes it hard to hear depending on what comes after, and makes the whole thing sound more like a soft “sh”. Kind of like the German “ch”. I’ve heard that from several characters / narrators / singers over time.
Here’s an example. 一つ is the very first word of the song / chorus.
Also, when the “i” sound is not muted, it can be tough to tell a “hard” ひ from a “soft” し. There’s this character in the same cartoon whose first name is とうしろう. And when his friend calls him しろちゃん, it’s quite impossible, at least for a beginner, to be positive about whether she’s saying ひ or し.
パンツ見せて貰ってもよろしいですか。
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