表ひょう音おん字じ母ぼ

Meanings

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noun

phonetic alphabet

Technical term for a writing system where symbols represent sounds, such as the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) or kana.

国こく際さい音おん声せい記き号ごうは表ひょう音おん字じ母ぼの一いっ種しゅです。
The International Phonetic Alphabet is a type of phonetic alphabet.

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Similar words

音おん声せい記き号ごう
音声記号 is a broader term for phonetic symbols, while 表音字母 specifically refers to a phonetic alphabet system.
表ひょう意い文も字じ
表意文字 (ideogram) represents meaning directly, whereas 表音字母 represents sounds.

Etymology

Compound of 表音 (hyōon, 'representing sound') + 字母 (jibo, 'letters of an alphabet'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a modern technical coinage.