発音
はつおん · hatsuon · JLPT N4 · noun
pronunciation
🗣️ 発音 = emit (発) + sound (音): the sound you send out
発 means to emit or launch, as in 発車 (departure) and 発表 (announcement). 音 means sound, as in 音楽 (music). Pronunciation is literally sound-emitting. Hatsu + on: the sound you put out when you speak.