how to pronounce japonais

/ʒa.pɔ.nɛ/

audio example by a male speaker

audio example by a female speaker

the above transcription of japonais is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

japonais is pronounced in three syllables

press buttons with phonetic symbols to learn how to precisely pronounce each sound of japonais

1.

2.

3. example pitch curve for pronunciation of japonais

test your pronunciation of japonais

press the "test" button to check how closely you can replicate the pitch of a native speaker in your pronunciation of japonais

video examples of japonais pronunciation

An example use of japonais in a speech by a native speaker of standard french:

“… si vous ne parlez pas japonais ils vont …”

meanings of japonais

noun:

The Japanese language.
A Japanese man, a male inhabitant of Japan.

adjective:

Japanese.

japonais frequency in french - B1 level of CEFR

the word japonais occurs in french on average 42.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.