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Japanese
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濫 → らむ (⟨ramu⟩ → ran)
波奈 → 花 (⟨pana⟩ → hana)
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Etymology
From Middle Chinese-derived elements 借 (shaku, “borrowing”) + 音 (on, “sound”).
Pronunciation
Noun
借音 • (shakuon) ←しやくおん (syakuon)?
- the use of 万葉仮名 (man'yōgana) to spell sounds in Old Japanese, irrespective of the kanji's meaning
- Antonyms: 借訓 (shakkun), 正音 (seion)
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