Rhyme index

Words that rhyme with japan

Words that share the ending of japan — an, can, than and more. 2 syllables, a nasal ending, pronounced JH AH0 P AE1 N.

Sound structure

japan has 2 syllables and is pronounced JH AH0 P AE1 N. Its ending, N, is a nasal ending.

An n, m or ng ending hums, so it carries to the end of a bar and leaves room before the next line starts.

The closest matches are an, can, than, man.

Other languages also line up: Korean, Japanese

Pronunciation
JH AH0 P AE1 N
Syllable breakdown
JH · AH0 · P · AE1 · N
Syllable count
2 syllables
Ending sound
N
Ending type
a nasal ending

Perfect rhymes

The ending matches exactly, so the rhyme lands hardest.

  • an AE1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • can K AE1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • than DH AE1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • man M AE1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • one-man W AH1 N M AE1 N · 2 syllables · common
  • caravan K AE1 R AH0 V AE2 N · 3 syllables · standard
  • afghanistan AE0 F G AE1 N AH0 S T AE2 N · 4 syllables · standard
  • fifth-monarchy-man F IH0 F TH M AA1 N AH0 R K IY0 M AE2 N · 5 syllables · standard
  • tetrahydrofuran T EH2 T R AH0 HH AY2 D R OW0 F UH1 R AE2 N · 6 syllables · rare
  • plan P L AE1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • god-man G AA1 D M AE2 N · 2 syllables · common
  • businessman B IH1 Z N AH0 S M AE2 N · 3 syllables · standard
  • catch-as-catch-can K AE2 CH AH0 Z K AE2 CH K AE1 N · 4 syllables · standard
  • peptidoglycan P EH2 P T AH0 D OW0 G L AY1 K AE2 N · 5 syllables · rare
  • san S AE1 N · 1 syllable · standard
  • he-man HH IY1 M AE2 N · 2 syllables · common
  • also-ran AO1 L S OW0 R AE2 N · 3 syllables · standard
  • catamaran K AE2 T AH0 M ER0 AE1 N · 4 syllables · standard
  • proteoglycan P R OW2 D IY0 OW0 G L AY1 K AE2 N · 5 syllables · rare
  • fan F AE1 N · 1 syllable · standard

Near rhymes

The ending is close enough to carry a line without sounding forced.

  • again AH0 G EH1 N · 2 syllables · common
  • when W EH1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • am AE1 M · 1 syllable · common
  • then DH EH1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • hand-to-hand HH AE2 N D T AH0 HH AE1 N D · 3 syllables · common
  • program P R OW1 G R AE2 M · 2 syllables · common
  • what-you-see-is-what-you-get W AH2 T Y AH0 S IY1 IH0 S W AH2 T Y AH0 G EH2 T · 7 syllables · common
  • orangutan AO0 R AE1 NG AH0 T AE0 N · 4 syllables · standard
  • rivaroxaban R IH0 V AH0 R AA0 K S AH0 B AE0 N · 5 syllables · rare
  • damn D AE1 M · 1 syllable · common
  • back-to-back B AE2 K T AH0 B AE1 K · 3 syllables · common
  • must-have M AH2 S T HH AE1 V · 2 syllables · common
  • peranakan P AH0 R AE0 N AH0 K AE0 N · 4 syllables · rare
  • dextromethorphan D EH0 K S T R OW0 M AH0 TH AO0 R F AE0 N · 5 syllables · rare
  • men M EH1 N · 1 syllable · common
  • nice-to-have N AY1 S T AH0 HH AE2 V · 3 syllables · common
  • attack AH0 T AE1 K · 2 syllables · common
  • mediafan M IY0 D IY0 AH0 F AE0 N · 4 syllables · rare
  • as AE1 Z · 1 syllable · common
  • understand AH2 N D ER0 S T AE1 N D · 3 syllables · common

Cross-language rhymes

A different language, but the sound still lines up.

How this was worked out

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