linguistics  noun  noun (generic) 

• metonymy

linguistics  noun  noun (generic) 

• syllable with an unvoiced consonant (except "p"; in Japanese), syllable written without a dakuten or handakuten
• clear sound

linguistics  noun  noun (generic) 

• first person

linguistics  noun  noun (generic) 

• second person

linguistics  noun  noun (generic) 

• third person

noun  noun (generic)  linguistics 

• letter (of an alphabet), syllabic character
• matrix, printing type
• representative character of a Middle Chinese initial consonant

linguistics  noun  noun (generic) 

• inflected language, fusional language

linguistics  noun  noun (generic) 

• sandhi
• renjō, morphological change of an initial syllable of the second kanji under the influence of the historical coda of the first kanji in a word

linguistics  noun  noun (generic) 

• descriptive grammar

linguistics  noun  noun (generic) 

• countryside dialect
• sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts during the Edo period