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開音節 (かいおんせつ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

開かい音おん節せつ

か

い

お

ん

せ

つ

Meanings

1

open syllable

Linguistics term for a syllable ending in a vowel, without a coda consonant.

日本にほん語ごの「か」は開かい音おん節せつです

。

The Japanese 'ka' is an open syllable.

Kanji

開open, unfold, unseal
音sound, noise
節node, season, period

Related words

閉へい音おん節せつ
閉音節 is a closed syllable, ending in a consonant.

Built from

開かい+音おん節せつ

Etymology

Compound of 開 (open) and 音節 (syllable), a calque from Western linguistic terminology.