Japanese symbol for “phonology”
音韻論
おんいんろん
Romaji: on'inron
phonology
In Japanese, phonology is 音韻論, read おんいんろん (on'inron).
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Meanings
- n phonology (ling)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “phonology”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 音形論 | おんけいろん onkeiron | phonology (in Chomsky and Halle's system); sound pattern theory |
| フォノロジー | フォノロジー fonorojii | phonology |
| 音韻学 | おんいんがく on'ingaku | phonetics; phonology |
| 発音学 | はつおんがく hatsuongaku | phonetics; phonology |
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 |
| 議論 | ぎろん giron | argument; discussion; dispute |
See also: Chinese symbol for “phonology”.
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.