母音調和

母音調和

Japanese

Kanji in this term
母	音	調	和
ぼ Grade: 2	いん Grade: 1	ちょう Grade: 3	わ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

From 母音 (ぼいん) (boin, “vowel”) + 調和 (ちょうわ) (chōwa, “harmonization; harmony”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ぼいんちょ​ーわ [bòíń chóꜜòwà] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [bo̞ĩɲ̟ t͡ɕo̞ːɰᵝa̠]

Noun

母音調和 (hiragana ぼいんちょうわ, rōmaji boin chōwa, historical hiragana ぼいんてうわ)

1. (phonology) vowel harmony

References

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