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国際音声記号 (kokusaionseikigou) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

国こく際さい音おん声せい記き号ごう

こ

く

さ

い

お

ん

せ

い

き

ご

う

Meanings

1

International Phonetic Alphabet; IPA

Technical term in linguistics; refers to the standardized system of phonetic notation.

国こく際さい音おん

声せい

記き

号ごう

を

使つか

っ

て

発はつ

音おん

を

表ひょう

記き

する

。

Transcribe the pronunciation using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Kanji

国country
際occasion, side, edge
音sound, noise
声voice
記scribe, account, narrative
号nickname, number, item

Etymology

Compound of 国際 (international), 音声 (speech sound), and 記号 (symbol). A direct translation of the English term.