音栓

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Japanese[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(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[edit]

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