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濁音 (だくおん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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noun
voiced sound ; syllable with a voiced consonant
linguistics
Linguistic term for a mora or syllable beginning with a voiced obstruent or containing a voiced consonant, such as が, ざ, だ, ば. Often contrasted with 清音 (voiceless sound) and 半濁音 (semi-voiced sound).
See also: 清音 · 半濁音
Kanji 濁 voiced, uncleanness, wrong Similar words 清せい 音おん 清音 refers to voiceless or clear sounds (e.g., か, さ, た, は), while 濁音 refers to their voiced counterparts.
半はん 濁だく 音おん 半濁音 refers to semi-voiced sounds (e.g., ぱ, ぴ, ぷ, ぺ, ぽ), which are distinct from both 清音 and 濁音.
Etymology Compound of 濁 (daku, 'muddy, impure') and 音 (on, 'sound'), referring to the 'muddy' or voiced quality of these sounds in traditional Japanese phonology.
日本にほん 語ご の 濁だく 音おん に は 「 が 」 「 ざ 」 「 だ 」 「 ば 」 など が ある 。
Japanese voiced sounds include が, ざ, だ, ば, and others.
