The word "johanning" is spelled with a "j" despite being pronounced with a "y" sound. This is because the letter "j" represents the palatal approximant sound /j/, while the letter "y" represents the vowel sound /i/. In IPA phonetic transcription, "johanning" is written as /ˈjoʊ.hæ.nɪŋ/, with the symbol /j/ representing the "j" sound, /oʊ/ representing the diphthong of "o" and "u", /h/ representing the voiceless glottal fricative, /æ/ representing "a" sound as in "and", /n/ representing the "n" sound, and /ɪŋ/ representing the "-ing" ending sound.