半はん濁だく音おん

noun

syllable with a 'p' sound (in Japanese)

Linguistics term referring to a mora that begins with a voiceless bilabial plosive /p/, such as ぱ, ぴ, ぷ, ぺ, ぽ. Contrasts with 清音 (unvoiced) and 濁音 (voiced).

See also: 濁音 · 清音

• 「ぱ」は半はん濁だく音おんです。

  'Pa' is a syllable with a 'p' sound.

• 半はん濁だく音おんには半はん濁だく点てんが付つきます。

  Syllables with a 'p' sound are marked with a handakuten.