Japanese Pronunciation Guide When pronouncing Japanese words, remember that each syllable is stressed equally when saying multi-syllable words (i.e., ka-ra-te, not kar-ate). All syllables of a word are pronounced with equal emphasis. Also, a word does not change in the plural as it does in English. For example, "bonsai" may mean one bonsai or many bonsai. It would be incorrect to say "bonsais."VowelsA =  ah, as in ahY = ee, as in beeI = ee, as in weAI = eye, as in pieU = oo, as in soonEI = ay, as in sayE = eh, as in getEN = en, as in tenO = oh, as in oldYU = u, as in useConsonantsBa "bah"Bi "bee"Bu "boo"Be "beh"Bo "boh" Chi "chee"     Da "dah"De "deh"Do "doh"   Fu "foo"     Ga "gah"Gi "gee"Gu "goo"Ge "geh"Go "goh" Ha "hah"Hi "hee"He "heh"Ho "hoh"  Ji "jee"Ju "ju"Ja "jah"   Ka "kah"Ki "kee"Ku "koo"Ke "keh"Ko "koh" Ma "mah"Mi "mee"Mu "moo"Me "meh"Mo "moh" Na "nah"Ni "nee" Nu "noo"Ne "neh"No "noh" Pa "pah"Pi "pee"Pu "poo"Pe "peh"Po "poh" R "rt"Ra "rtah"Ri "rtee"Ru "rtoo"Re "rteh"Ro "rtoh"Sa "sah"Shi...