Open consonants - Kaiyouon

Japanese: 開拗音 - かいようおん
Open consonants - Kaiyouon

…(2)Theoretically, it can be said to be a syllable with a rounded consonant, but the only known example is the 〈kuwa〉 in the ka row. These two types of yō-on are sometimes distinguished by calling the former open yō-on and the latter combined yō-on. The opposition between direct and closed yō-on arose because yō-on was established in the syllable structure of Japanese. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "kaiyoon" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(2)理論的には子音の円唇(えんしん)化をともなった音節といいうるが,ふつう実際に知られている実例は,カ行の〈クヮ〉だけである。この2種類の拗音を,前者を開拗音,後者を合拗音とよんで区別することがある。直拗の対立の生じたのは,拗音が日本語の音節組織のなかに確立されたためである。…

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