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kawazu

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Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An old Japanese word for "frog," renowned in classic haiku literature, most notably in Matsuo Bashō's famous splash haiku.

Detailed Definition
Kawazu is a classical Japanese term that appears in the romanized original of Bashō’s haiku. It is more specialized than the modern English “frog,” and readers may need to look it up to understand the original wording.
Example
Example in poetry:
In Bashō’s “Furu ike ya / kawazu tobikomu / mizu no oto,” kawazu means frog; The frog’s leap supplies the haiku’s sudden movement and audible change; “Kawazu” is an older poetic Japanese word, helping give the scene traditional resonance; Compare translations that say “a frog jumps in” while the Japanese retains its own sound and rhythm
Additional Notes
The evidence shows “kawazu,” a non-English and somewhat archaic Japanese word that many readers will not know.; Found in the poem, Frog Haiku by Matsuo Bashō
Also Known As
Frog's Leap Spring's Awakening Water's Dance
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