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方音 (ほうおん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

方ほう音おん

ほ

う

お

ん

Meanings

1

noun

dialectal pronunciation

Refers to the pronunciation characteristic of a particular dialect or regional speech pattern.

この地ち域いきの方ほう音おんには独どく特とくの抑よく揚ようがある。
The dialectal pronunciation of this region has a distinctive intonation.

Kanji

方direction, person, alternative
音sound, noise

Similar words

方ほう言げん
方言 refers to a dialect as a whole (vocabulary, grammar, etc.), while 方音 specifically refers to pronunciation aspects of a dialect.

Etymology

Compound of 方 (ほう, 'direction, region') and 音 (おん, 'sound, pronunciation'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling is conventionally associated with regional pronunciation.