Linguistic term for a word consisting of a single syllable. Used in phonology and language description.
Japanese monosyllables include words like 木 (ki) and 手 (te).
音節 means 'syllable' in general, while 単音節語 specifically refers to a word that is a single syllable.
Compound of 単 (single) + 音節 (syllable) + 語 (word). A straightforward technical term.