音栓

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おん
Grade: 1
せん
Grade: S
goon
音栓 (onsen): a set of stops on an organ.

Etymology

Appears to be a Japanese coinage from Middle Chinese-derived roots, as a compound of (on, sound) + (sen, stop, stopper, plug, cork).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) んせん [òńséń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [õ̞ɰ̃sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(おん)(せん) • (onsen) 

  1. (music) a stop or register in an organ or similar musical instrument
    Synonym: ストップ (sutoppu)

References

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