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phoneme in Japanese

phoneme in Japanese is 音素 — phoneme means an indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.

phoneme in Japanese

音素
noun
Pronounced: onso
(phonology) An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.

What does "phoneme" mean?

  1. noun An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.
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What is "phoneme" in Japanese?

"phoneme" in Japanese is 音素. phoneme means: An indivisible unit of sound in a given language. A phoneme is an abstraction of the physical speech sounds (phones) and may encompass several different phones.

How do you pronounce 音素?

"phoneme" in Japanese is 音素, pronounced "onso".

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