Chinese

Noun

摩擦音

1. (phonetics) fricative sound

Japanese

Etymology

From 摩擦(まさつ, masatsu):(friction) + 音(オン)(おと,oto):(sound)

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) まさつ​おん [màsátsúꜜòǹ] (Nakadaka - [3])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ma̠sa̠t͡sɯᵝõ̞ɴ]

Noun

摩擦音 ‎(hiragana まさつおん, romaji masatsuon)

1. (phonetics) fricative sound

Related terms

• 破擦音 (はさつおん) ‎(hasatsuon): affricative sound
• 破裂音 (はれつおん) ‎(haretsuon): plosive sound

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3