Meaning of 子音(しいん) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 子音

Kana Reading しいん

Romaji shiin

Examples of 子音, しいん in a sentence

無声子音にこれらの規則を適用することは適切だと思われる。

It seems appropriate to apply these rules to the voiceless consonants.
美土里は時々子音が落ちる。

Midori sometimes drops consonants.
この２つの子音は相補分布をなしていそうである。

It is likely that these two consonants are in complementary distribution.

音 JLPT 4

9 strokes

sound, noise

On'Yomi: オン, イン, -ノン

Kun'Yomi: おと, ね

子 JLPT 5

3 strokes

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

On'Yomi: シ, ス, ツ

Kun'Yomi: こ, -こ, ね

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