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母ぼ音いん
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Meanings
Noun
1. vowel
Other readings
母ぼ音おん
Kanji used
母mother音sound
Pitch accent
ぼいん
Used in vocabulary
重じゅう母ぼ音いん
diphthong
Noun
二に重じゅう母ぼ音いん
diphthong
Noun
半はん母ぼ音いん
semivowel
Noun
母ぼ音いん性せい
vocalic
Noun
単たん母ぼ音いん
monophthong; simple vowel
Noun
長ちょう母ぼ音いん
long vowel
Noun
長なが母ぼ音いん
long vowel
Noun
短たん母ぼ音いん
short vowel
Noun
短みじか母ぼ音いん
short vowel
Noun
母ぼ音いん調ちょう和わ
vowel harmony
Noun
大だい母ぼ音いん推すい移い
Great Vowel Shift
Noun
母ぼ音いん交こう替たい
vowel shift
Noun
Examples2
This vowel change has much to do with the overall accent pattern assigned to each word.
French has many more vowels than Japanese.