N (kana): Béda antarrépisi

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This kana is unique in several aspects; it can never begin a word and is followed by an [[apostrophe]] in [[transliteration]] whenever it precedes a [[vowel]] or a y- kana, so as to prevent confusion with other kana. But like every other kana, it represents an entire [[Mora (linguistics)|mora]] - and so its pronunciation is, in practice, as close to 'nn' as 'n'. Also, when preceding any kana that begins with an "M," "B," or "P," sound, this kana can become an "M" sound.