音おん符ぷ

noun

musical note; note symbol

Refers to the written symbol representing a musical sound, as used in sheet music.

• この曲きょくは音おん符ぷが多おおくて読よむのが大たい変へんだ。

  This piece has so many notes that it's hard to read.

• 楽がく譜ふに音おん符ぷを書かき込こむ。

  I write notes on the sheet music.

noun

phonetic symbol; kana or kanji doubling mark; vowel lengthening mark

In Japanese writing, refers to symbols that indicate pronunciation, such as the long vowel mark (ー), iteration marks (々, ゝ, ヽ), and other phonetic notations.

• 「あー」の「ー」は長ちょう音おんの音おん符ぷです。

  The 'ー' in 'あー' is a vowel-lengthening phonetic symbol.

• 繰くり返かえし記き号ごうは、同おなじ漢かん字じを繰くり返かえす音おん符ぷの一いっ種しゅだ。

  A repetition mark is a kind of phonetic symbol that repeats the same kanji.

noun

phonetic component of a kanji

In kanji studies, the part of a character that primarily indicates its pronunciation, as opposed to the semantic component (意符). Often contrasted with 意符.

See also: 意符

• 「銅どう」の「同どう」は音おん符ぷで、金きん属ぞくを表あらわす「金きん」は意い符ふです。

  In '銅', '同' is the phonetic component, and '金', which represents metal, is the semantic component.