清音

せいおん

Meanings

1. Noun syllable with an unvoiced consonant (except "p"; in Japanese); syllable written without a dakuten or handakuten (e.g. か, さ, た, は) See also: 濁音 (だくおん). See also: 半濁音 (はんだくおん).
2. clear sound

Kanji

• 清 clean. Read as セイ.
• 音 sound. Read as オン.

Word lists

• Linguistics

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists