Lexical entry
フォネーム
foneemu
The smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish one word from another.
Qualities & ConceptsPure GairaigoSource: French
Meaning
A fundamental unit of sound in phonology. It is used to distinguish meanings between words, such as the /p/ and /b/ in 'pin' and 'bin'.
- unit of sound
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Evidence and Provenance
- Data source
- JMdict_english
- Revision
- JMdict.2026-04-17
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- Active language
- English