ならいごと

ならいごと

Japanese

Alternative spelling
習い事

Etymology

From 習(なら)い (narai, “連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 習(なら)う (narau).”) + 事(こと) (koto). The koto changes to goto as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ならいごと [nàráígótó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [na̠ɾa̠iɡo̞to̞]

Noun

ならいごと • (naraigoto) ^{←ならひごと (narafigoto)?}

1. lesson

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN