直音
Chinese edit
straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright |
sound; noise; news | ||
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simp. and trad. (直音) |
直 | 音 |
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
直音
- (linguistics) homophonous Chinese character, used in providing the pronunciation of another word
- 加注直音 ― jiāzhù zhíyīn ― to indicate pronunciation using homophones
Etymology 2 edit
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 直音.
Noun edit
直音
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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直 | 音 |
ちょく Grade: 2 |
おん Grade: 1 |
kan’on | goon |
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (Japanese orthography and phonology) a mora that consists of either (1) one vowel or (2) one consonant and one vowel, and is spelt with only one full-sized kana, such as あ (a), き (ki) or ぶ (bu)
- Antonym: 拗音 (yōon)