ホン

ホン

㌿ U+333F, ㌿ SQUARE HON ← ㌾ [U+333E] CJK Compatibility ㍀ → [U+3340]

Japanese

Alternative forms

• ホーン (hōn)

Etymology

From English phon.[1].

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ホ​ン [hóꜜǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[2]
• IPA^(key): [hõ̞ɴ]

Noun

ホン • (hon) 

1. phon (unit of loudness)

References

1. “ホン”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)‎ (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000, →ISBN
2. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN