舌尖音

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Chinese

tip of a tongue sound; noise; news
trad. (舌尖音) 舌尖
simp. #(舌尖音) 舌尖

Pronunciation


Noun

舌尖音

  1. (phonetics) apical consonant

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ぜつ > せっ
Grade: 6
せん
Jinmeiyō
おん
Grade: 1
goon
 舌尖音 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

舌尖 (tongue tip) +‎ (sound)

Pronunciation

Noun

舌尖音(ぜっせんおん) (zessen'on

  1. (phonetics) an apical consonant