唇音

See also: 脣音

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 唇音 – see 脣音 (“labial sound”). (This term, 唇音, is the simplified and variant traditional form of 脣音.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
唇	音
しん Grade: S	おん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

From 唇(しん) (shin, “lips”) + 音(おん) (on, “sound”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Goon
• (Tokyo) しんおん [shìń'óń] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) し​んおん [shíꜜǹ'òǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕĩɰ̃õ̞ɴ]

Noun

唇(しん)音(おん) • (shin'on) 

1. (phonetics) labial sound

Related terms

• 唇歯音(しんしおん) (shinshion)

See also

• 舌音(ぜつおん) (zetsuon)
• 鼻音(びおん) (bion)