口吻

Chinese

mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) kiss; mouth
simp. and trad.
(口吻)

Pronunciation


Noun

口吻

  1. tone of voice; intonation; way of speaking
  2. muzzle; snout

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 1
ふん
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーふん [kòófúń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːɸɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

(こう)(ふん) • (kōfun) こうふん (koufun)?

  1. (anatomy) proboscis
    チョウ口吻(こうふん)
    chō no kōfun
    butterfly proboscis
  2. tone of voice; intonation; way of speaking
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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