Chinese

Noun

宋音

1. Japanese approximation of Chinese character pronunciations during the Song dynasty

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 宋 ‎(sō, “Song dynasty”) +‎ 音 ‎(on, “sound”).

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) そ​うおん [sóꜜòòǹ] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːõ̞ɴ]

Noun

宋音 ‎(hiragana そうおん, romaji sōon)

1. Japanese approximation of Chinese character pronunciations during the Song dynasty

See also

• 呉音 (ごおん) ‎(goon)
• 漢音 (かんおん) ‎(kan'on)
• 唐音 (とうおん) ‎(tōon)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3