音便
お
ん
び
ん
Meanings
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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
euphony; euphonic change
Linguistics term for sound changes that improve ease of pronunciation, such as rendaku or sokuon insertion. Often used attributively with の.
Onbin is a linguistic term that refers to sound changes made for easier pronunciation.
In the history of Japanese, verb conjugations changed due to euphonic changes.