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子音性 (shiinsei) Japanese meaning: consonantal | Kotomora

子し音いん性せい

Meanings

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consonantal

Linguistic term describing a sound or feature that is consonant-like.

この音おとは子し音いん性せいが強つよい。
This sound is strongly consonantal.

Kanji

子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
音sound, noise
性sex, gender, nature

Related words

母ぼ音いん性せい
Refers to vocalic quality, the opposite of 子音性.

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子し音いん

Etymology

Compound of 子音 (しいん, 'consonant') and 性 (せい, 'nature, quality').