Sea of Japan
Sea of Japan
The Sea of Japan (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Sea of Japan
- Wikipedia's article - Sea of Japan
This WikiMD article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) is a marginal sea located between the Asian mainland, the Russian Far East and the Japanese archipelago. Known to the Koreans as the East Sea (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Sea of Japan
- Wikipedia's article - Sea of Japan
This WikiMD article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski), this body of water is surrounded by Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Russia.
Etymology
The name "Sea of Japan" is the internationally recognized term for the sea area in question. The name is thought to have been first used by the Europeans in the 19th century. The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO), the international body responsible for charting the world's seas and oceans, officially recognized the name "Sea of Japan" in 1929.
Geography
The Sea of Japan is bordered by the Russian mainland and Sakhalin Island to the north, the Korean Peninsula to the west, and the Japanese islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, and Kyushu to the east and south. It is connected to other seas by five straits: the Tsugaru Strait, the Tatar Strait, the Korea Strait, the La Perouse Strait, and the Soya Strait.
Related Terms
- Marginal Sea: A sea partially enclosed by islands, archipelagos, or peninsulas, adjacent to or widely open to the open ocean at the surface, but bounded by submarine ridges on the sea floor.
- International Hydrographic Organization: An intergovernmental organization representing maritime hydrography.
- Sakhalin Island: A large Russian island in the North Pacific Ocean, lying between 45°50' and 54°24' N.
- Tsugaru Strait: A strait between Honshu and Hokkaido in northern Japan connecting the Sea of Japan with the Pacific Ocean.
- Tatar Strait: A strait in the Pacific Ocean dividing the Russian island of Sakhalin from mainland Asia.
- Korea Strait: A sea passage between South Korea and Japan, connecting the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan.
- La Perouse Strait: A strait dividing the southern part of the Russian island of Sakhalin from the northern part of the Japanese island Hokkaido.
- Soya Strait: A strait connecting the Sea of Japan on the west with the Sea of Okhotsk on the east.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Sea of Japan
- Wikipedia's article - Sea of Japan
This WikiMD article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski