古音

こおん

Meanings

1. Noun ko-on; ancient reading (i.e.: reading of a kanji based on Zhou, Han and Wei dynasty Chinese)

Kanji

• 古 old. Read as コ.
• 音 sound. Read as オン.

Words containing 古音

• 中古音 (ちゅうこおん) Middle Chinese
• 上古音 (しょうこおん) Old Chinese phonology
• 近古音 (きんこおん) Early Modern Chinese

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