声母

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See also: 聲母

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 聲母 (“initial”).
(This term is the simplified form of 聲母).
Notes:

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 2

Grade: 2
kan’on kan’yōon
Alternative spelling
聲母 (kyūjitai)
 声母 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

Chinese 声母 (shēngmǔ, literally sound mother)

Pronunciation

Noun

(せい)() (seibo

  1. (traditional Chinese phonology) the onset of a Chinese syllable
    Hypernym: オンセット
    Coordinate term: 韻母