無声

Japanese

Kanji in this term
無	声
む Grade: 4	せい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 無 (mu, “not, non-, without”) + 声 (sei, koe, “voice”).

Noun

無声 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 無聲, hiragana むせい, rōmaji musei)

(phonetics) the voiceless

Antonyms

有 (ゆう)声 (せい) (yūsei): (noun) sonant, vocal, the phonic

Compounds

無 (む)声 (せい)音 (おん) (museion): voiceless sound, voiceless pronunciation

See also

有 (ゆう)気 (き) (yūki): aspiration, aspirated
無 (む)気 (き) (muki): non-aspiration, unaspirated

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