Chinese

Noun

五十音

1. The modern ordering of the Japanese syllabaries.

Japanese

Etymology

From 五十 ‎(gojū, “fifty”) +‎ 音 ‎(on, “sound”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ごじゅ​うおん [gòjúꜜùòǹ] (Nakadaka - [2])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɡo̞d͡ʑɯᵝːõ̞ɴ]

Noun

五十音 ‎(hiragana ごじゅうおん, romaji gojūon)

1. The modern ordering of the Japanese syllabaries: あいうえおかきくけこ etc.

Related terms

• 五十音順 (ごじゅうおんじゅん) ‎(gojūonjun)

See also

• 伊呂波 (いろは) ‎(iroha): the traditional ordering

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3