Japanese

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Kanji in this term
便
はつ
Hyōgai
おん
Grade: 1
びん
Grade: 4
goon kan'yōon
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Etymology

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Blend of 撥音 (hatsuon, moraic nasal) +‎ 音便 (onbin, euphony)

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) つおんびん [hàtsúóꜜǹbìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ha̠t͡sɨõ̞mbʲĩɴ]

Noun

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(はつ)(おん)便(びん) (hatsuonbin

  1. (phonology, grammar) a form of euphony whereby certain historical morae became a moraic nasal
    Coordinate terms: イ音便, ウ音便, 促音便