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Stroke Order Diagram for 子音

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[()·いん()]
shiin
noun

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[()·おん()]
shion

English Meaning(s) for 子音

noun
  1. consonant

Definition and Synonyms for 子音

Consonant a speech sound that is not a vowel
Synonyms: 子音, 父音
Consonant a letter of the alphabet standing for a spoken consonant
Synonyms: 子音

Meanings for each kanji in 子音

» child; sign of the rat; 11PM-1AM; first sign of Chinese zodiac
» sound; noise

Categories 子音 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 子音

Sample Sentences for 子音

It seems appropriate to apply these rules to the voiceless consonants.
It is likely that these two consonants are in complementary distribution.
Midori sometimes drops consonants.

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