直音

Japanese
Kanji in this term
直 音
ちょく
Grade: 2		 おん
Grade: 1
kan’on goon

Etymology

直 (“straight”) +‎ 音 (“sound”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ちょく​おん [chòkúꜜòǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝõ̞ɴ]

Noun

直(ちょく)音(おん) • (chokuon) 

  1. (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)

See also
  • 直(ちょく)音(おん)表(ひょう)記(き) (chokuon hyōki)
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