単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#14,859 most used

長音

ちょうおん1

Pitch accent · 頭高 (atamadaka)

long vowel; long sound

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

Long vowels in Japanese are hard for foreigners to catch.

written for Tangoya

MEANING

1

long sound; prolonged sound; long vowel

noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 長音 this one meaning.

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#14,859 most used

Written長音 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium