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fricative in Japanese

fricative in Japanese is 摩擦音 — fricative means any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.

fricative in Japanese

摩擦音
noun
Pronounced: masatsuon
(phonetics) Any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.

What does "fricative" mean?

  1. noun Any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.
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What is "fricative" in Japanese?

"fricative" in Japanese is 摩擦音. fricative means: Any of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant.

How do you pronounce 摩擦音?

"fricative" in Japanese is 摩擦音, pronounced "masatsuon".

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