無声

Japanese

Kanji in this term
無	声
む Grade: 4	せい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
無聲 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 無 (mu, “not, non-, without”) +‎ 声 (sei, “voice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɯ̟ᵝse̞ː]

Noun

無(む)声(せい) • (musei) 

1. (phonetics) voiceless

Antonyms

• 有声(ゆうせい) (yūsei, “(noun) sonant, vocal, phonic”)

Derived terms

• 無声音(むせいおん) (museion): voiceless sound, voiceless pronunciation
• 無声子音(むせいしいん) (musei shiin, “voiceless consonant”)

See also

• 有気(ゆうき) (yūki): aspiration, aspirated
• 無気(むき) (muki): non-aspiration, unaspirated