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歯音 — meaning in English

shion

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English meaning

  • dental adj Relating to teeth or to the care and treatment of teeth.
  • sibilant adj Characterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.

Senses

歯音 is used for these senses in English:

  • dental (phonetics, uncommon) Articulated with the tip or blade of the tongue: coronal.
  • sibilant (phonetics) A consonant having a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.

dental — full definition

  1. adj Relating to teeth or to the care and treatment of teeth.
  2. adj In phonetics, describing a speech sound made with the tongue touching the upper front teeth.

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