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See also: 分音符號

For pronunciation and definitions of 分音符号 – see 分音符號. (This term, 分音符号, is the simplified form of 分音符號.)
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

From 分 (ぶん) ‎(bun, “to break”) + 音 (おん) ‎(on, “a sound”) + 符 (ふ)号 (ごう) ‎(fugō, “symbol”), literally meaning "the symbol to break a sound".

分音符号 ‎(hiragana ぶんおんふごう, romaji bun'on fugō)