Pronounciation help: "du" and "zu" - Page 3

MissMisa · (#21 (**permalink**))

Why is there 2 ji's?

じ that one and ぢ. Is it similar to the づ and ず thing?

Keaton421 · (#22 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by SHAD0W

Is your girlfriend Japanese Keaton?
thanks for the examples, this is a complete new one on me... im shocked... i feel like im right back at the beggining..

Yes she is.

Well np man, I didn't know until a couple of hours ago. I'd always been saying it Zu...

Misa I'll ask her about that next chance I get

SHAD0W · (#23 (**permalink**))

Ahh.. well.. that explains alot. I dont feel so behind now

KyleGoetz · (#24 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by MissMisa

Why is there 2 ji's?

じ that one and ぢ. Is it similar to the づ and ず thing?

Correct. See Wikipedia's page on Yotsugana. Yotsugana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I apparently have been too anal in my distinguishing of them. I've been observing Kagoshima pronunciation while speaking the Hyoujungo variety. Of course, my academic knowledge of Japanese is higher than my speaking ability.