閉鎖音

閉鎖音

Japanese

Kanji in this term
閉	鎖	音
へい Grade: 6	さ Grade: S	おん Grade: 1

Etymology

Compound of 閉鎖 (heisa, “closing”) +‎ 音 (on, “sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heisaon/, IPA^(key): /heːsaon/

Noun

閉鎖音 (hiragana へいさおん, rōmaji heisaon)

1. (phonetics) a stop, a plosive

Synonyms

• 閉塞音 (へいそくおん) (heisokuon)