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    3. 子音

    子音

    子し音いん

    consonant

    KMT10News #37+1NounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab12 strokes

    しいんしおん

    Noun

    1.
    consonant
    linguistics

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    日に本ほん語ごには母ぼ音いんと子し音いんがあります。

    Japanese has vowels and consonants.

    KMT6Core ConceptsEducation
    英えい語ごの発はつ音おんでは、子し音いんの連れん続ぞくがよく見みられる。

    In English pronunciation, sequences of consonants are often seen.

    KMT10Core ConceptsEducation
    言げん語ご学がく者しゃは、各かく言げん語ごにおける子し音いん体たい系けいの多た様よう性せいを研けん究きゅうしている。

    Linguists are studying the diversity of consonant systems in various languages.

    KMT10Core ConceptsScience & MathEducation
    「か」の音おとは、子し音いんのKと母とぼ音いんのAから構からこ成うせいされる。

    The sound "ka" is composed of the consonant K and the vowel A.

    KMT10Core ConceptsEducation
    子し音いんの無む声せい化かは、日に本ほん語ごの音おん声せ特いちょ徴うの一ひとつだ。

    Devoicing of consonants is one of the phonetic characteristics of Japanese.

    KMT10Core ConceptsEducation

    Kanji that make up this word

    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    音
    おと・ね…(5)
    sound・noise
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