弱音

弱音

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
弱	音
よわ Grade: 2	ね Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よわね [yòwáné] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ɰᵝa̠ne̞]

Noun

弱音(よわね) • (yowane) 

1. feeble complaint; whine

   弱音(よわね)を吐(は)く

   yowane o haku

   to whine

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
弱	音
じゃく Grade: 2	おん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じゃくおん [jàkúóń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠kɯ̟ᵝõ̞ɴ]

Noun

弱音(じゃくおん) • (jakuon) 

1. soft sound
2. dampening (of sound)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN