Template:IPAc-ja/doc

This template is used to produce a phonetic representation (using the IPA system) of Japanese words, using natural spelling to avoid the need to search for the correct phonetic symbols. The result is wikilinked to Help:IPA for Japanese. Optionally, an audio file can be specified.

Usage
The number of parameters is limited to 33. Usage is analogous to IPAc-pl, but pipes separate moras.

Examples:


 * → (IPA and allophones)


 * → (spacing, long vowels, and diphthongs; oo and tu accepted for ō and tsu)


 * → (accent/downstep)


 * → (nasal coda)


 * → (geminate consonants need to be specified as 'k', 't', 'p', or 's', but coda nasal can just be 'n')


 * → (voiceless vowels need to be added manually)

Various romanizations are accepted ('ti' or 'chi', 'ō' or 'oo', etc.), but kana is only partially supported. Long vowels are accepted with a consonant (gō or goo above), but diphthongs require a second cell. For geminate consonants, a value 'p', 't', 's', 'k' needs to be specified. Enter an apostrophe in its own cell for downstep (change in pitch) – do not use an apostrophe to separate a coda nasal, just use a pipe. Use a hyphen to separate words. Syllable breaks (".") are not supported.

The conversion system is coded in Template:c-ja.