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IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈsɪl.ə.bəl/

Noun

(linguistics) A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables.

Japanese Meaning

音節：言語における発話の基本単位。一般に、一つ以上の母音または母音と共に一つ以上の子音が組み合わさって構成され、単語は1つ以上の音節から成り立つ。

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When teaching reading, I often clap to show where each syllable falls in a word.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

読み方を教えるとき、私は単語のそれぞれの音節がどこにあるかを示すためによく手をたたきます。

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Sense（1）

Meronyms: onset, nucleus, coda, rime

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Sense（2）

The written representation of a given pronounced syllable.

Sense（3）

A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise or short; a particle.

Then let them cast backe their eies unto former generations of men, and marke what was done in the prime of the World, Seth, Enoch, Noah, Sem, Abraham, Job, and the rest that lived before any syllable of the Law of God was written, did they not sinne as much as we doe in every action not commanded?

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