Dear Team JapanesePod101/Yuki [由紀],
I understand that Sotsugyou [そつぎょう/卒業] is "graduation", but I can't heart the word correctly. I hear: [そつにょうし] instead of [そつぎょう/卒業]. Why is the "gyou" so soft that it sounds like a "nyou"?
「ぎょう」はソフトに「にょう」に言葉？
('Gyou' is a soft 'nyou' in the word?)
言葉 = 卒業
(word = graduation [sotsugyoushi])
本当にありがとうございます！
Thank you so much,
Megan Somers
Megan san,
Konnichiwa.
Graduation actually means ‘sotugyou’ 卒業….:disappointed:
Please check the spelling above.
Yuki 由紀
Team JapanesePod101.com
Why do the words related to graduate have a "nyou" sound when "ぎょう" (gyou) is used? I hear an "n" and not a "g".
Hey Listeners! Want to learn more about Sotsugyōshiki in Japan? Check out this Japanese lesson:
Japanese Culture Class #11 - Graduation!
https://www.japanesepod101.com/2006/03/18/japanese-culture-class-11-graduation/