pronunciation; the way a word or sound is articulated; (to pronounce) (noun / transitive verb).
この単語の発音を教えてください。
Please teach me the pronunciation of this word.
彼女の英語の発音はとてもきれいだ。
Her English pronunciation is very good.
発音記号を見れば、正しい発音が分かることが多い。
By looking at the phonetic symbols, you can often determine the correct pronunciation.
the production of sound (the act or process of producing a sound), used in more technical or broad contexts.
発音器官の動きは言語学の重要な研究対象だ。
The movement of the speech organs is an important subject of study in linguistics.
古い楽器は特有の発音をするため、復元が難しい。
Old instruments produce characteristic sounds, making reconstruction difficult.