On this episode of Japan Station, we talk about the Japanese word funiki (雰囲気) and other words that aren't read the way they are written.

👉Topics Discussed

About the Japanese word funiki (雰囲気)
What the correct way to read/pronounce funiki is
Whether you should read funiki as fun'iki （ふんいき) or fuinki (ふいんき)
Why so many people pronounce funiki incorrectly
About words like manin (満員) and zenin (全員) and why people often pronounce them incorrectly/differently from how they are written in kana
About 音位転換 (onitenkan)/metathesis in Japanese words
About Akihabara vs Akibahara
What a funiki ikemen (雰囲気イケメン) is
And much more!

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