obstruent
appears when the initial segment of counter is /h/ or /k/: e.g.,
1本[iqpoN], 1回[iqkai], 1分[iqpuN], etc[25].
In Japanese, the numeral+counter combinations show a few different
kinds of irregularities in their pronunciation. Typical examples are
picked up in Table 3.2. The initial segment /h/ of 本[hoN] or
分[huN] has become /b/ or /p/ according to the final segment of numerals: e.g., 1本[iqpoN], 2本[nihoN], 3本[saNboN], etc. In ichi+compounds, the
mora obstruent
appears when the initial segment of counter is /h/ or /k/: e.g.,
1本[iqpoN], 1回[iqkai], 1分[iqpuN], etc[25].
| 本 [hoN] | 回 [kai] | 分 [huN] | |
| (stick) | (times) | (minute) | |
| 1 [ichi] | 1本 [iqpoN] | 1回 [iqkai] | 1分 [iqpuN] |
| 2 [ni] | 2本 [nihoN] | 2回 [nikai] | 2分 [nihuN] |
| 3 [saN] | 3本 [saNboN] | 3回 [saNkai] | 3分 [saNpuN] |
| 4 [yoN] | 4本 [yoNhoN] | 4回 [yoNkai] | 4分 [yoNhuN] |
| 5 [go] | 5本 [gohoN] | 5回 [gokai] | 5分 [gohuN] |
