tongue top position → ↓ mouth opening | Front | Central | Back |
mouth Close | i • y in [IY] Japan {I} smallest space | ɨ • ʉ | ɯ • u in [UW] ɯ = Japan {U} |
ɪ • ʏ [IH] • [Y] | • ʊ lax close back rounded [UH] | ||
Close-mid | e • ø in [EY] in Japan {EI} | ɘ • ɵ close-mid schwa • rounded schwa | ɤ • o [OW] ( in [OY] ) |
Middle | middle front unrounded Japan {E} | ə schwa [AH0] 5, 6 | middle back unrounded Japan {O} |
Open-mid | ɛ • œ [EH] | ɜ • ɞ | ʌ • ɔ [AH1] [, 2 • in [OY], ɔ: = [AO] |
æ raised open front unrounded [AE] @, 9 | ɐ open-mid schwa | ||
mouth Open | a • ɶ in [AY],[AW], Japan {AI,AU} | Japan {A} | ɑ • ɒ [AA] 3, 0 • ( in [AO] ) largest space |