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：2025/12/07
長音
Hiragana
ちょうおん
Noun
Japanese Meaning
音声学で、通常よりも長く発音される母音や音節のこと。日本語では「おばあさん」の「ああ」などが長音にあたる。 / 日本語表記で、仮名の母音を伸ばして発音することを示す記号や表記。「ー」(長音符) など。
Easy Japanese Meaning
おなじぼいんのこえを、ふつうよりながくのばしてはっするおと
Sense（1）
(phonetics) long vowel
（ canonical ）
（ romanization ）
（ romanization ）
（ hiragana historical ）
（ hiragana ）
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You need to be careful with the pronunciation of long vowels in Japanese.
You need to be careful with the pronunciation of long vowels in Japanese.
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日本語の長音は発音に注意が必要です。
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