Late Middle Japanese
Bilabial Alveolar Postalveolar
Plosive p b t d
Affricate t͡s d͡z t͡ɕ d͡ʑ
Nasal m n
Fricative ɸ s z ɕ ʑ
Liquid r
Phonology -- Consonants
Late Middle Japanese had the following consonant inventory :
The period spanned roughly 500 years extending from the 12th century through the 16th century. It is customarily split into an Early and Late division. Politically, the first half of Late Middle Japanese consists of the end of the Heian period known as Insei and the Kamakura period; the second half of Late Middle Japanese consists of the Muromachi period.