清せい音おん

noun

clear sound; unvoiced syllable; syllable without dakuten/handakuten

In Japanese phonology, a syllable with an unvoiced consonant (except /p/), written without a dakuten or handakuten; contrasts with 濁音 (voiced) and 半濁音 (semi-voiced).

See also: 濁音 · 半濁音

• 「か」は清せい音おんで、「が」は濁だく音おんです。

  "Ka" is a clear sound, and "ga" is a voiced sound.

• 清せい音おんには濁だく点てんも半はん濁だく点てんも付つきません。

  Clear sounds have neither a dakuten nor a handakuten.

noun

clear sound; pure tone

General term for a clear, pure sound, not specific to linguistics. Less common than the phonological sense.

• この楽がっ器きはとても清せい音おんを出だす。

  This instrument produces a very clear sound.