🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

音声学

Pronunciation / Transliteration: onseigaku

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Phonetics/fəˈnɛtɪks/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"音声学は人間の発声する音を研究する学問です。"

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  1. 1

    The branch of linguistics that studies the sounds of human speech.

    "She is taking a course in phonetics to improve her pronunciation."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'phonetics' originates from the Greek word 'phōnētikos', meaning 'vocal' or 'pertaining to sound', which evolved through Latin before entering English in the late 19th century, reflecting the study of sounds in human speech.

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