撥音便

Japanese

Kanji in this term
便
はつ
Hyōgai
おん
Grade: 1
びん
Grade: 4
goon kan'yōon
Examples

Etymology

Blend of (はつ)(おん) (hatsuon, moraic nasal) + (おん)便(びん) (onbin, euphony).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) つおんびん [hàtsúóꜜǹbìǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [ha̠t͡sɨõ̞mbʲĩɴ]

Noun

(はつ)(おん)便(びん) • (hatsuonbin

  1. (phonology, grammar) a form of euphony whereby certain historical morae became a moraic nasal
    Coordinate terms: イ音便 (i-onbin), ウ音便 (u-onbin), 促音便 (sokuonbin)