explanation 11/16
Listen to this sound carefully.
Most Japanese speakers are puzzled with this sound because 150msec is the critical duration of moras. 50% of native Japanese speakers consider this silent pause to be a mora, and the other 50% do not.
Most Japanese speakers are puzzled with this sound because 150msec is the critical duration of moras. 50% of native Japanese speakers consider this silent pause to be a mora, and the other 50% do not.