宋そう音おん

noun

Song reading; sō-on

Technical term in Japanese linguistics for the on reading of a kanji based on Song dynasty and later Chinese, especially common in Zen Buddhist vocabulary. Compare 唐音 (とうおん).

See also: 唐音 (とうおん) · 宋 (そう)

• 「行あん灯どん」の「行こう」の宋そう音おんは「あん」です。

  The sō-on reading of 行 in 行灯 is 'an'.