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音標文字 (onpyoumoji) Japanese meaning: phonetic symbols | Kotomora

音おん標ぴょう文も字じ

お

ん

ぴょ

う

も

じ

Meanings

1

phonetic symbols

Technical term in linguistics referring to symbols that represent speech sounds, such as those in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

音おん声せい学がくでは、音おん標ぴょう文も字じを使つかって発はつ音おんを正せい確

かく

に

表ひょう

記き

する

。

In phonetics, phonetic symbols are used to accurately transcribe pronunciation.

Kanji

音sound, noise
標signpost, seal, mark
文sentence, literature, style
字character, letter, word

Related words

発はつ音おん記き号ごう
発音記号 is a more common term for phonetic symbols, especially in language learning contexts, while 音標文字 is a more technical term used in linguistics.

Built from

音おん標ぴょう+文も字じ

Etymology

Compound of 音 (sound), 標 (mark/sign), and 文字 (character/script). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a calque or translation equivalent of 'phonetic symbol'.