Rounded vowels

Japanese: 円唇母音 - えんしんぼいん
Rounded vowels
A vowel pronounced by rounding the lips. In English, back vowels such as 'u' are rounded, while front and mid vowels such as 'i' are unrounded.

Source: The Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary About the Selected Edition of the Japanese Language Dictionary Information

Japanese:
〘名〙 唇をまるめることにより発音される母音。英語では〔u〕などの後舌母音は円唇、〔i〕などの前・中舌母音は非円唇である。

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