ン

Etymology
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Pronunciation

 * The realization of this phoneme depends on its phonetic context, as follows:
 * before t, d, n, r, s, ts, z
 * before m, p, b
 * before k, g
 * before ni, ch, j
 * at the end of utterances
 * before approximants w and y, vowels, often causing nasalization of the preceding vowel, and fricatives


 * When speakers wish to convey the consonant very clearly, for example in classical singing or when spelling things out to someone who can't hear the speaker well, [m] may be used in place of [ɴ], and potentially even in all other positions.