大学は彼に奨学金を与えた。

Sentence Discussions Japanese
#1
English Translation

The college granted him a scholarship.

Could 奨学金 be pronounced しょうがっきん instead of しょうがくきん？

#2

@ericaw
No. しょうがくきん is the only correct pronunciation.

  • 小学校 (pron. しょうがっこう) = 小 + 学校. 学校 has 拗音 (small っ) because the two Kanjis are contracted.
  • 奨学金 = 奨学 + 金, not 奨 + 学金. So, がっきん is a wrong pronunciation.
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