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    母ぼ音いん

    vowel

    KMT10News #43+1Ref L2NounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab14 strokes

    ぼいんぼおん

    Noun

    1.
    vowel
    linguistics

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    日に本ほん語ごには五いつつの母ぼ音いんがある。

    Japanese has five vowels.

    KMT8Core ConceptsEducation
    各かっ国こくの言げん語ごによって、母ぼ音いんの数かずや種しゅ類るいは大おおきく異ことなる。

    The number and types of vowels vary greatly depending on the language of each country.

    KMT9Core ConceptsEducation
    日に本ほん語ごを学まなぶ上うえで、正せい確かくな母ぼ音いんの発はつ音おんは非ひ常じょうに重じゅう要ようだ。

    Accurate vowel pronunciation is very important when learning Japanese.

    KMT9EducationCore Concepts
    英えい語ごの母ぼ音いんの発はつ音おんは日に本ほん語ごよりも複ふく雑ざつだ。

    English vowel pronunciation is more complex than Japanese.

    KMT10Core ConceptsEducation
    言げん語ご学がくでは、母ぼ音いんは声せい帯たいの振お動んによって作つくられる音おととして定てい義ぎされる。

    In linguistics, a vowel is defined as a sound produced by the vibration of the vocal cords.

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    Kanji that make up this word

    母
    はは・も…(1)
    mother
    音
    おと・ね…(5)
    sound・noise
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