The Real-Time MRI Articulatory Databases (Version 2.1) Videos

What actually happens inside your mouth when you speak Japanese?

These real-time MRI videos let you see the movements of the tongue and other articulators during Japanese speech.

Source: Real-time MRI Articulatory Movement Database (rtMRIDB),

National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL).


Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Vowels

あかさたなはまやらわ

いきしちにひみり

うくすつぬふむゆる

えけせてねへめれ

おこそとのほもろ

りゃ、りゅ、りょ

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