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[()·いん()]
boin
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[()·おん()]
boon

English Meaning(s) for 母音

noun
  1. vowel

Definition and Synonyms for 母音

Vowel Sound a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
Synonyms: 母音
Vowel a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken vowel
Synonyms: 母音

Meanings for each kanji in 母音

» mama; mother
» sound; noise

Categories 母音 is a member of

Letter Of The Alphabet the conventional characters of the alphabet used to represent speech
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Sound an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 母音

Sample Sentences for 母音

This vowel change has much to do with the overall accent pattern assigned to each word.
French has many more vowels than Japanese.
French has many more vowels than Japanese.

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