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WHICH is CORRECT? Funiki vs Fuinki (雰囲気) | Japan Station 165
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On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about the Japanese word funiki (雰囲気) and other words that aren't read the way they are written.
👉Topics Discussed- About the Japanese word funiki (雰囲気)
- What the correct way to read/pronounce funiki is
- Whether you should read funiki as fun'iki (ふんいき) or fuinki (ふいんき)
- Why so many people pronounce funiki incorrectly
- About words like manin (満員) and zenin (全員) and why people often pronounce them incorrectly/differently from how they are written in kana
- About 音位転換 (onitenkan)/metathesis in Japanese words
- About Akihabara vs Akibahara
- What a funiki ikemen (雰囲気イケメン) is
- And much more!
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