How to properly pronounce コップ?


How to properly pronounce コップ (meaning: cup)? Should it be コ + short and quick
ツ + soundless プ or something different？ BTW, is there a good online source
where I can look up word with proper Japanese pronunciation?




As for the pronunciation, read as it is written in katakana. There is no
special rule you have to consider.

However, both コップ and カップ are commonly used in Japanese, and that may be the
source of confusion. So let's see the difference.

  * コップ: pronounced as _KOPPU_. This roughly corresponds to a mug, but can refer to a cylinder-shaped cup made of glass [like this](http://www.dollartree.com/Crystal-Cylinder-Vase/p9889/index.pro). A paper cup is called 紙コップ.
  * カップ: pronounced as _KAPPU_. Used for コーヒーカップ、ティーカップ、マグカップ、etc. Interestingly, a mug is コップ, but マグカップ is more commonly used than マグコップ. I don't know why. And World Cup is ワールドカップ, not ワールドコップ.
  * グラス: a drinking glass. ワイングラス, カクテルグラス, etc. Glass as material is called ガラス.

Google's image search would be the best tool to grasp the idea. I think you
have to just memorize when to use コップ and when to use カップ...




As for the pronunciation, read as it is written in katakana. There is no
special rule you have to consider.

However, both コップ and カップ are commonly used in Japanese, and that may be the
source of confusion. So let's see the difference.

  * コップ: pronounced as _KOPPU_. This roughly corresponds to a mug, but can refer to a cylinder-shaped cup made of glass [like this](http://www.dollartree.com/Crystal-Cylinder-Vase/p9889/index.pro). A paper cup is called 紙コップ.
  * カップ: pronounced as _KAPPU_. Used for コーヒーカップ、ティーカップ、マグカップ、etc. Interestingly, a mug is コップ, but マグカップ is more commonly used than マグコップ. I don't know why. And World Cup is ワールドカップ, not ワールドコップ.
  * グラス: a drinking glass. ワイングラス, カクテルグラス, etc. Glass as material is called ガラス.

Google's image search would be the best tool to grasp the idea. I think you
have to just memorize when to use コップ and when to use カップ...

