音おん素そ

noun

phoneme

Linguistics term for the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish meaning in a language.

• 日本にほん語ごの音おん素そには「あ」「い」「う」「え」「お」の五いつつの母ぼ音いんがある。

  Japanese phonemes include the five vowels 'a', 'i', 'u', 'e', and 'o'.

• 音おん素その違ちがいが意い味みの違ちがいを生うむ。

  Differences in phonemes create differences in meaning.