noun
International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA
An older, formal Japanese term for the International Phonetic Alphabet. In modern contexts, 国際音声記号 (こくさいおんせいきごう) or simply IPA (アイピーエー) are overwhelmingly more common. This term may appear in older linguistic texts or historical discussions.
戦前の言語学の文献では、「万国国際音標文字」という表記が見られることがある。
In pre-war linguistics literature, the notation '万国国際音標文字' can sometimes be seen.
A direct translation of 'International Phonetic Alphabet' into kanji: 万国 (international) + 国際 (international) + 音標 (phonetic symbol) + 文字 (characters). The term is now obsolete in everyday use.