Japanese symbol for “phoneme”
音韻
おんいん
Romaji: on'in
phoneme
In Japanese, phoneme is 音韻, read おんいん (on'in).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n phoneme (ling)
- n vocal sound; tone (quality); timbre
- n initial and final (in Chinese syllable structure)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “phoneme”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 音素 | おんそ onso | phoneme |
| フォニーム | フォニーム foniimu | phoneme |
| フォネーム | フォネーム foneemu | phoneme |
| 語音 | ごおん goon | sound of a word; sounds of speech; phoneme |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 音楽 | おんがく ongaku | music |
| 音声 | おんせい onsei | voice; speech |
| 録音 | ろくおん rokuon | (audio) recording |
| 本音 | ほんね honne | real intention; motive; true opinion |
| 騒音 | そうおん souon | noise; din |
| 発音 | はつおん hatsuon | pronunciation |
| 余韻 | よいん yoin | reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); trailing note |
| 韻律 | いんりつ inritsu | metre (of a poem); meter; rhythm |
See also: Chinese symbol for “phoneme”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.