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鼻音

鼻音

Chinese

nose sound; noise; news
simp. and trad.
(鼻音)

Noun

鼻音

  1. (phonetics) nasal sound

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
おん
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

From (はな(ビ), nose) + (おと(オン), sound)

Pronunciation

Noun

鼻音 (hiragana びおん, romaji bion)

  1. (phonetics) a nasal sound

Antonyms

Related terms

  • 鼻濁音 (びだくおん) (bidakuon)
  • 鼻母音 (びぼいん) (biboin)

See also

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 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