撥音

はつおん

the sound of the kana "n"

音便

おんびん

euphony

イ音便

イおんびん

euphonic change wherein some mora ('ki', 'gi', 'shi' and 'ri') are pronounced 'i'

促音便

そくおんびん

nasal sound change (generation of geminate consonant, primarily a geminate 't' from vowel stems ending in 'i')

ウ音便

ウおんびん

euphonic change wherein some mora ('ku', 'gu', 'hi', 'bi' and 'mi') are pronounced 'u'

音便形

おんびんけい

euphonic change form

撥

ばち

plectrum, pick

撥鬢

ばちびん

Edo-period hairstyle for the common man (the entire head shaved just above the ear, with the remainder tied up in the back)

撥鏤

ばちる

engraving of lacquer-stained ivory (popular during the Tang dynasty)

撥皮

ばちかわ

pick-guard (protective patch on a shamisen, etc.)

撥水

はっすい

water repelling

撥弦

はつげん ばちつる

plucking string instrument

目撥

めばち メバチ

bigeye tuna (edible fish, Thunnus obesus)

撥面

ばちめん

pick-guard (protective patch on a biwa, etc.)

便

べん びん

flight (e.g. airline flight), trip (e.g. train trip), service

撥ね箸

はねばし

pushing away food one does not want to eat with one's chopsticks (a breach of etiquette)

撥ねる

はねる

to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone), to run into

撥ね荷

rejected goods; sorted-out goods

ピン撥ね

ピンはね ピンハネ

(taking a) kickback