WHICH is CORRECT? Funiki vs Fuinki (雰囲気) | Japan Station 165

Japan Station: A Podcast About Japanese Culture and Language

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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This is the 2021 article I mention in the update portion of this episode.

• 「雰囲気」←“ふいんき”と読む時代が来る？　大学教授が指摘　「秋葉原」や「山茶花」など前例に

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