Japanese Pronunciation: Rhythm (Exercises)

Here are some exercises to practice your sense of rhythm. We use haiku (俳句) and children's song to instill you the rhythm of mora-system.
If you haven’t seen the original video about Japanese Rhythm, check it out first: • Japanese Pronunciation...
日本語の「拍」のリズムに慣れることでより自然な発音をすることができ、また日本語の「音」がよりはっきりと聞こえるようになります!
By getting used to Japanese "haku (mora)", you will be able to pronounce Japanese more naturally, and you will be able to hear Japanese "sounds" more clearly.
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  • @py8554
    @py8554 Жыл бұрын

    I love this Japanese poetry recitation for Japanese learners. Thanks!!

  • @kanamenaito

    @kanamenaito

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m glad you like it. I think it is really useful to get sense of Japanese rhythm.

  • @MysteryTako

    @MysteryTako

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kanamenaito It absolutely is! I actually heard at least one of those exact poems recited in an anime recently and thought it beautiful but couldn't fully understand it. I've been casually trying to teach myself Japanese on and off as a hobby for over six years now, and your channel has taught me as much in four videos as a fortnight of grinding out lessons on some language app ever did! I would love more such practical videos like this, I feel the main barrier to fluency at this point (besides my difficulties with kanji) is my lack of any opportunity to actually SPEAK the language, and these poems fascinate me. But of course, you're not a Japanese poetry channel. I wonder, IS there a channel explaining Japanese poetry somewhere? 🤔

  • @1stMilcom
    @1stMilcom Жыл бұрын

    This is pure gold for Japanese beginners like myself. Thanks for the hard work put into this video! Subbed

  • @lowyolei3756
    @lowyolei3756 Жыл бұрын

    I have been learning Japanese for a long time, and this is useful, you are a really good teacher, never stop, one day you will be the best on youtubep

  • @kanamenaito
    @kanamenaito Жыл бұрын

    Here are the texts for the exercises (original, kana, romaji) and translations: “Okuyama ni” by Sarumaru Dayū (奥山に - 猿丸大夫) Original: 奥山に 紅葉踏みわけ 鳴く鹿の 声きく時ぞ 秋はかなしき Kana: おくやまに もみぢふみわけ なくしかの こえきくときぞ あきはかなしき Romaji: Okuyama ni Momiji fumiwake Naku shika no Koe kiku toki zo Aki wa kanashiki Translation: Wander deep into the mountains Treading on the fallen leaves Hear the sounds of deer calling Autumn makes me sad “Ichihatsu no” by Masaoka Shiki (いちはつの - 正岡子規) Original: いちはつの 花咲きいでて 我目には 今年ばかりの 春いかんとす Kana: いちはつの はなさきいでて わがめには ことしばかりの はるいかんとす Romaji: Ichihatsu no Hana sakiidete Waga me ni wa Kotoshi bakari no Haru ikan to su Translation: Iris in bloom In my eyes I see this year's Spring is leaving Antagatadokosa Song (あんたがたどこさ) Original: あんたがたどこさ  肥後さ  肥後どこさ 熊本さ 熊本どこさ 船場さ 船場山には狸がおってさ それを猟師が鉄砲で撃ってさ 煮てさ 焼いてさ 食ってさ それを木の葉でちょいと被せ Translation: Where you guys are from? Higo Where in Higo? Kumamoto Where in Kumamoto? Senba There was a raccoon dog in Mt. Senba Hunter shot it with a gun Boiled it Grilled it Ate it And then hid it with leaves Original kana: あんたがたどこさ ひごさ ひごどこさ くまもとさ くまもとどこさ せんばさ せんばやまにはたぬきがおってさ それをりょうしがてっぽうでうってさ にてさ やいてさ くってさ それをこのはでちょっとかぶせ Lyrics as they are sang: あんたがったどっこさ ひーごさ ひーごどっこさ くーまもっとさ くーまもっとどっこさ せんばさ せんーばやーまにーはたーぬきーがおってさ それーをりょーしーがてっぽーでうってさ にーてさ やいてさ くってさ それーをこーのはーでちょっとかーぶーせ Lyrics as they are sang (romaji): Antagatta dokko sa Hiigo sa Hiigo dokko sa Kuumamotto sa Kuumamotto dokko sa Semba sa Semmba yaama nii wa taanukii ga ottesa Soree o ryooshii ga teppoo de uttesa Niite sa Yaite sa Kutte sa Soree o koonohaa de chotto kaabuuse

  • @moma-b

    @moma-b

    Жыл бұрын

    This is exactly what I needed. Thank you so much for making this video! (the dog content is just the cream on the top of the cake 🐶)

  • @jackz9730

    @jackz9730

    Жыл бұрын

    Doing gods work, such a good video! Your videos help out a lot.

  • @Tomuvalerie

    @Tomuvalerie

    Жыл бұрын

  • @kostyashoomsky4201

    @kostyashoomsky4201

    Жыл бұрын

    Great videos! I think they are super useful for beginners! I think there's a typo in the last line of original lyrics of the song, which is: それを木の葉でちょいと被せ. I think it should be ちょっと, not ちょいと.

  • @fertxus

    @fertxus

    Жыл бұрын

    Wait, in the last one, they are boiling, grilling, eating, and hiding the tanuki or the hunter?

  • @CreativeCreatorCreates
    @CreativeCreatorCreates Жыл бұрын

    I taught myself Japanese in late 94/95 for a trip I took in 95. (With a second in 97/98) The internet was not anything of what it is today, so what I had were tapes and library rentals. I was able to mimic Mora but did not know that’s what it was. I am THRILLED to have found your videos and thank you for inspiring me to refresh my skills. 🙏✨

  • @nath6374
    @nath6374 Жыл бұрын

    your english accent is very good! I don't know if you studied music, but I noticed that you were in tune when explaining pitch accents in another video. I like your teaching approach! congrats! edit: 9:07 I got to this part after I made the comment! sorry! 😅

  • @izJeikii
    @izJeikii4 ай бұрын

    I’ve been practicing the children’s song a few times a day for the past 3 days, and I finally have perfect spacing between the sounds. It just clicks, also I feel like this also helped me pick out the longer sounds in other speech

  • @iamthestormthatisapproaching69
    @iamthestormthatisapproaching69 Жыл бұрын

    YOU ARE CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED, YOU NEED MORE FOLLOWERS!

  • @gaburincho
    @gaburincho Жыл бұрын

    Maybe it's interesting to point out that most of the lines start on beat (first mora), but the longest ones (せんーばやーまにーはたーぬきーがおってさ and それーをりょーしーがてっぽーでうってさ )starts "upbeat" (on the third mora), not caring at all if the accent of the word matches with the rhythmic accent of the music (which is usually very important in western music). Actually it's quite complex to be a child song, as also the beats of the bars change constantly (4/4, 2/4, 3/4 and so on....). おもしろい

  • @Celeste_779

    @Celeste_779

    Жыл бұрын

    yeah this tripped me up when I was trying to follow along lol I knew something felt off but I didn't know what it was, cool info!

  • @robertstump7899
    @robertstump7899 Жыл бұрын

    I think I must have gone through the first poem thirty times already. This is incredible. Thank you so very much for this. ありがとうございます、先生

  • @Slipping_thru_the_Seams
    @Slipping_thru_the_Seams Жыл бұрын

    loved the children's song part

  • @colinjames2469
    @colinjames2469 Жыл бұрын

    Your sense of humour is hilarious! Really enjoyed that lesson. 🙇🏻‍♂

  • @alansheiness8148
    @alansheiness81488 ай бұрын

    Just two videos and I am very impressed. I’m in my third week of an hour or so a day of three different well known apps plus KZread bits. I’ve studied enough to have already been struggling to put my finger of what makes Japanese ‘tick’. I knew from thinking about our alphabet vs theirs that how these consonant-vowel pairs are each single alphabet characters is somehow linked to how differently our brains are forming sounds into syllables then words and then sentences. After watching two- only two- of your videos, it’s so obvious looking back. I promise you, being able to do the moras in a steady even beat is a whole level of pressure. In reading, it’s hard to read every (new to our brain) character without a hesitation to recall THAT character. In speaking, it will be to have such perfect recollection of each word that you can feed them from brain to mouth at a steady rate one mora at a time. Haha I’m in trouble because I can’t play drums and I can’t hold a music beat and this language requires rhythm to an internal metronome. I am in deep trouble. Two months before Tokyo touchdown.

  • @christophermoore6110
    @christophermoore6110 Жыл бұрын

    Wow, thanks! Looks like going to have to practice on the song, I get confused when there’s so many long vowels😂

  • @kamokurii
    @kamokurii Жыл бұрын

    It’s a blessing to stumble upon your channel❤ I’ve been longing to be taught by native Japanese who can also speak in English so well, and so you are! I love the way you teach and sing! ❤Ah, I become remembered of my Dad. He ever sang a Japanese song for me with the same rhythm like the one you taught, Kaname san. But I don’t know the song title😅 Anyway, thank you very much for the lessons, and also for creating this channel!❤

  • @geegee6630

    @geegee6630

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!! I don't think I will ever be able to speak Japanese!! 😢

  • @twth23

    @twth23

    2 ай бұрын

    This song is known as あんたがたどこさ (Antagatadokosa).

  • @danishx67
    @danishx67 Жыл бұрын

    This was so helpful. Such a fun way to learn and practice! 😊

  • @tom87856
    @tom87856 Жыл бұрын

    What a splendid pedagogical resource. Skilfully done. Thank you!

  • @jamesrichardson2624
    @jamesrichardson2624 Жыл бұрын

    These are great exercises! Thank you very much!

  • @JapanReels
    @JapanReels Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! Great/different content! Please keep teaching us subjects that are usually not covered by other channels!

  • @magritmura6119
    @magritmura611923 күн бұрын

    The beat of the song sounds so playful. Thank you.

  • @UmSimplesLeigo
    @UmSimplesLeigo Жыл бұрын

    Nice work, your videos are really helpful, it feels like you are teaching right next to me

  • @keiththomasgenkikeith7970
    @keiththomasgenkikeith7970 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for this very accessible pronunciation lesson. Subscribed straight away 🎉

  • @threeroseflowers
    @threeroseflowers Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for the exercises, for explaining so clearly!!!!

  • @radiredwolfgirl
    @radiredwolfgirl Жыл бұрын

    Hii, just wanted to say, I loved this video so much! I've been studying Japanese for a few months now and this was super helpful!! Poems and songs really help to understand the rhythm of the language, so thank you so much!!! Really enjoyed singing that song at the end too

  • @fmhwdt
    @fmhwdt11 ай бұрын

    This is perfect practice and I can learn some beautiful poems and songs!! Thank you Kaname San!

  • @MeikamiB
    @MeikamiB Жыл бұрын

    The algorithm that brought me here nailed it this time. I needed this kind of language training! Thank you for making these videos!

  • @elizabethhafferty1200
    @elizabethhafferty120011 ай бұрын

    I am studying Japanese, and I have found your videos extremely helpful in many ways. Thank you for all the thoughtful (and helpful) videos!

  • @LeeRichardson808
    @LeeRichardson808Ай бұрын

    The poem by Masaoka Shiki is so beautiful, thank you for sharing it with us! I loved this video and these exercises.

  • @timitoi9836
    @timitoi983611 ай бұрын

    This is fantastic! More of this please! 🙏

  • @joaoafonsodinizpaixao6482
    @joaoafonsodinizpaixao648211 ай бұрын

    This was great! I loved it! Thanks ❤

  • @p4lladion
    @p4lladion Жыл бұрын

    this channel is such a blessing, singing along to the song really helped me understand the rhythm of japanese better 🩷 tysm

  • @tolotwin5503
    @tolotwin5503 Жыл бұрын

    Very helpful, thank you!

  • @sukisuki258
    @sukisuki258 Жыл бұрын

    your videos are amazing, for sure the best around here!! 教えてくれたいありがとう!!

  • @Billieebeee
    @Billieebeee6 ай бұрын

    This is absolutely wonderful! Thank you so much! ☺️

  • @nancygandhi2436
    @nancygandhi24369 ай бұрын

    I loved this episode. I wish you had also translated the children’s song. I recently discovered your channel, I think it is excellent - even though a lot of it is too advanced for me. Thank you!

  • @LooLuisa
    @LooLuisa3 ай бұрын

    Ahhh Im so happy I found this channel! What a great video! I’m gonna watch it many times! ❤ Thank you!

  • @renechoi4396
    @renechoi43962 ай бұрын

    ❤ this was awesome, would love more of these!! ❤

  • @UncleSoth
    @UncleSothАй бұрын

    Finding your channel is amazing, thank you so much!

  • @Tomuvalerie
    @Tomuvalerie Жыл бұрын

    I like this practice. Really helps me.Thank you Naito さん。

  • @111milltown
    @111milltown Жыл бұрын

    Kaname san, Great video! I l am learning so much from you. Just subscribed, matane!

  • @user-gk8pt4qi8h
    @user-gk8pt4qi8h Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for the video.

  • @MrCageman
    @MrCageman Жыл бұрын

    Subbed. Great, great content

  • @ematise
    @ematise8 ай бұрын

    You are a good teacher! New subscriber here ;). Thank you for your efforts!

  • @user-fp5gq9bj6y
    @user-fp5gq9bj6y2 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much for the content you make, this is extremely useful!

  • @julchen818
    @julchen818 Жыл бұрын

    Ich hab gerade deinen Kanal gefunden und bin begeistert! Großartige Übungen hast du dir da ausgedacht, Lieder und Lyrik eignet sich wunderbar, um den Sprachrhythmus zu erlernen. Ich werde das Video bestimmt noch ein paar mal hören, bevor ich alles kann. Wenn ich mir etwas wünschen dürfte, würde ich sagen: Bitte gerne noch mehr Lyrik! Ich wünsche deinem Kanal viele weitere Follower und hoffe, du bleibst noch recht lange dabei.

  • @riaconradt2554

    @riaconradt2554

    Жыл бұрын

    Ich habe nie gedacht, dass die japanisch Sprache so musikalisch ist. Es scheint aber so zu sein.

  • @MihaNihongo
    @MihaNihongo Жыл бұрын

    I really love the poem session! Can you make another poem recitation video and talk about its meaning? Or maybe are there any websites I can visit to learn more about Japanese poems? Thank you in advance ^^

  • @ameliasato1785
    @ameliasato17858 ай бұрын

    Very good! Thanks!

  • @michaellam5355
    @michaellam535511 ай бұрын

    This is great exercise.❤ Thank you so much!

  • @hankchung7623
    @hankchung7623 Жыл бұрын

    I like the song very full of Japanese style! Thank you for sharing & demo🎉

  • @S._R._
    @S._R._ Жыл бұрын

    Great video. Thank you! 😊

  • @JS-pf5fv
    @JS-pf5fv7 ай бұрын

    i love this explanation and has opened my eyes as part of my difficulty in understanding. that said, have you thought about creating playlists to group your videos? for example a playlist of all your videos on 'pronounciation exercises' to make it easier to find specific videos?

  • @dragonair3885
    @dragonair3885 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome Japanese reading session such eassy recitation, The feeling was great when I was able to sing at end 😄

  • @alejandrogomez5620
    @alejandrogomez562011 ай бұрын

    Really helpful content!

  • @kaiofkai
    @kaiofkai4 ай бұрын

    Appreciate your work man , it really help me in understanding pronounciation of Japanese.👍🏻😊

  • @kyawzinlin2580
    @kyawzinlin2580 Жыл бұрын

    Lesson done😍😍😍 ありがとうございます 先生😍

  • @lafilmscene2456
    @lafilmscene24565 ай бұрын

    Thank you ! Loved it

  • @oichiana2002
    @oichiana20026 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this lesson, i really like the pacing of learning

  • @uberstudent
    @uberstudent Жыл бұрын

    These videos are really good.

  • @emperorgiese
    @emperorgiese8 ай бұрын

    11:57 He thought he could get away with that 😭

  • @TheYaha97
    @TheYaha972 ай бұрын

    Thank you! I already made up my mind to like and subscribe halfway through the video, but then I saw your dog at the end, and now I have no choice.

  • @sofihardy97
    @sofihardy976 ай бұрын

    Thank u sooo much it's very helpful!!🤩👌🏻

  • @user-uh6wt4yl1n
    @user-uh6wt4yl1n6 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much this is a very fun way of learning !

  • @lolychan1
    @lolychan16 ай бұрын

    ありがとう、カナメさん。❤

  • @boogaan8759
    @boogaan8759 Жыл бұрын

    What a great video!

  • @eliansolomon727
    @eliansolomon72710 ай бұрын

    ありがとう、日本語を勉強しているので役に立ちます

  • @jonathangray6563
    @jonathangray6563 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome. Thank you.

  • @s0r4hq
    @s0r4hq4 ай бұрын

    this kid song is now stuck in my head help!! but hey these exercises are really satisfying to do, thank you!

  • @Sora_008
    @Sora_008 Жыл бұрын

    とても面白いですよ〜ありがとうございます!

  • @exploringjapan1041
    @exploringjapan1041 Жыл бұрын

    One I always wanted to practice singing ❤thank you

  • @glanwen10969
    @glanwen10969 Жыл бұрын

    In my mother tongue Finnish we have long and short vowels and consonants, so that is not really been a problem for me in spoken language when learning Japanese. Although, when I have listened and sometimes tried to learn Japanese songs, separating words from each other has been challenging, the word rhythm is sometimes"off" or "upside down" to my ear. I believe it is due to Japanese having a pitch accent and not stress, and when been sang, the pitch is not always heard if the melody goes against it. As there is no stress, the word lines get blur to a foreign ear, if the melody and rhythm isn't 100% supporting the lyrics. Also in music a long note makes a short vowel sound long, which adds to the confusion, if the words are not all familiar.

  • @iamgoingtokorea
    @iamgoingtokorea Жыл бұрын

    How can you not be famous ? Such an underrated channel ! Please create more, I watch it everyday now. PS: You are super cute.

  • @vids9647
    @vids96477 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much! It was fun.

  • @Maxime-fo8iv
    @Maxime-fo8iv6 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much!

  • @piumikanishka8731
    @piumikanishka873110 ай бұрын

    Thank you ❤

  • @alvarolemos3193
    @alvarolemos31939 ай бұрын

    You can also show this poem as a good example of why kanji are so important.

  • @BillBaran
    @BillBaran Жыл бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @GoldenShrike
    @GoldenShrike2 ай бұрын

    This was so fun!! I need more somgs and poems

  • @carissa1159
    @carissa115911 ай бұрын

    Will wait for your new upload now. New subscriber here.🇵🇭

  • @naturligfunktion4232
    @naturligfunktion4232 Жыл бұрын

    I love this!

  • @deuxanges5220
    @deuxanges5220 Жыл бұрын

    Good idea love it thanks

  • @rodrigobelio9999
    @rodrigobelio99997 ай бұрын

    この秀歌で正岡子規を紹介してくれて本当にありがとうございます!約二百首の詩を読み、夢中になりました。他のこの特別な短歌の解釈を読んだ事があって、「いちはつ」の書き方が「一初」だったと言っていましたけど、「鳶尾」の意味の方は説得力があると思います。 日本語を教えてくれてありがとうございます。

  • @dixit246
    @dixit246Ай бұрын

    Excellent teacher

  • @WerIstWieJesus
    @WerIstWieJesus Жыл бұрын

    Exactly what I was looking for as an absolute beginner. I've already learned "Sakura" and "Soran Bushi". ... and I like Haiku. More of those exercises!

  • @LemonEyesNL
    @LemonEyesNL3 ай бұрын

    Amazinggg!!!

  • @nikosrakos957
    @nikosrakos9573 ай бұрын

    ありがとうございます

  • @CW-xf1li
    @CW-xf1li Жыл бұрын

    Okay. This lesson is gonna take a good long while. I don't know any of these words, but I'm not giving up. Cool poem though.

  • @tonycadena47
    @tonycadena473 ай бұрын

    You are awesome !

  • @purplesam2609
    @purplesam26095 ай бұрын

    This is so so helpful but also oh my god I am so bad at following the longer lyrics it's really funny trying to sing along

  • @asuranrocks
    @asuranrocks10 ай бұрын

    learning poems is awesome!

  • @misslovedog8177
    @misslovedog8177 Жыл бұрын

    it is today i found out that I have a habit of always pronouncing a short vowel after a double consonant via the last song. Thanks! Now I can be concious to always make sure im pronouncing the vowel properly in those situations!

  • @crm9363
    @crm93639 ай бұрын

    K that last one was hard 😅 will keep practicing!

  • @User-nf9ik
    @User-nf9ik17 күн бұрын

    uttesa niitesa yaitesa kuttesa 🎶🎶 what a BANGER!

  • @ScrubLordKyle
    @ScrubLordKyle12 күн бұрын

    Easy re-wind timestamps! 1st Poem: Slow Speed - 3:13 Standard Speed - 4:05 Standard Speed (In Full) - 4:34 2nd Poem: Slow Speed - 6:53 Standard Speed - 7:30 Standard Speed (In Full) - 7:57 Song: Full Song - 8:24 1 Line At A Time - 9:23 Sing Along - 10:35 Sing By Yourself - 11:15 Happy learning everyone!

  • @banshee1133
    @banshee11337 ай бұрын

    It would have helped if you put what you were trying to teach on the screen. So it's easier to follow.

  • @louislewis6823
    @louislewis6823 Жыл бұрын

    thank youuuuuuuuuu

  • @crypandora66
    @crypandora665 ай бұрын

    I love the dog music video at the end 😂❤

  • @MsTristen12
    @MsTristen12 Жыл бұрын

    Your videos are so helpful I’m speechless right now Thank you so much ❤

  • @kairu_b
    @kairu_b Жыл бұрын

    Nice final shot😂

  • @nerissathomas7777
    @nerissathomas77776 ай бұрын

    Fun Song!❤

  • @no_follow5906
    @no_follow5906 Жыл бұрын

    Hey, you're very good on explaining Japanese and your level of English is amazing, it's much better than mine is, lol. I enjoy your lessons, they're very professional and casual at the same time, wish you more subscribers!