noun
lenis; soft sound
Linguistics term for a lenis (soft) consonant, often contrasted with 硬音 (fortis). Used in phonetics and phonology.
Antonyms: 硬音
日本語の濁音は軟音に分類されることがある。
Japanese voiced consonants are sometimes classified as lenis.
軟音と硬音の対立は、朝鮮語の音韻論で重要な
The opposition between lenis and fortis is an important concept in Korean phonology.