口蓋垂音

Japanese

Kanji in this term
口 蓋 垂 音
こう
Grade: 1
がい
Grade: S
すい
Grade: 6
おん
Grade: 1
kan’on kan’yōon kan’on goon

Etymology

From 口(こう)蓋(がい)垂(すい) (kōgaisui, “palatine uvula”) + 音(おん) (on, “sound”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) こーがいす​いおん [kòógáísúꜜìòǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːɡa̠isɨᵝiõ̞ɴ]

Noun

口(こう)蓋(がい)垂(すい)音(おん) • (kōgaisuion) 

  1. (phonetics) uvular consonant
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