有ゆう声せい音おん

noun

voiced sound

Linguistics term for a sound produced with vocal cord vibration, such as vowels or voiced consonants like /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/. Contrasts with 無声音 (voiceless sound).

• 日本にほん語ごでは、母ぼ音いんはすべて有ゆう声せい音おんです。

  In Japanese, all vowels are voiced sounds.

• 「が」の子し音いんは有ゆう声せい音おんで、「か」の子し音いんは無む声せい音おんです。

  The consonant in 'ga' is a voiced sound, while the consonant in 'ka' is a voiceless sound.