Japanese Pronunciation - How to pronounce Japanese vowels

Japanese Pronunciation The Japanese language has only 5 vowels: a, i, u, e, o. They are terse vowels, pronounced clearly and sharply. If one pronounces the vowels in the following sentence one will have their approximate sounds. Please note: the u is pronounced with no forward movement of the lips. Ah (a), we (i) soon (u) get (e) old (o). Listen to the audio files for the 46 basic Japanese sounds.