Reishu Sakuma

formant フォルマント

A frequency band emphasized by the resonance of the vocal tract; the acoustic feature that distinguishes one vowel from another. They are numbered from the lowest as first, second and so on.

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Essays & seriesOct 26, 2026The Logic of the Unseen

Kototama and the Japanese Vowels: What Phonetics Confirms, and What Our Ancestors Believed

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