口蓋垂音

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 1
がい
Grade: S
すい
Grade: 6
おん
Grade: 1
kan'on kan'yōon kan'on goon
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Etymology

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From (こう)(がい)(すい) (kōgaisui, palatine uvula) + (おん) (on, sound).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ーがいすいおん [kòógáísúꜜìòǹ] (Nakadaka – [5])
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːɡa̠isɨiõ̞ɴ]

Noun

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(こう)(がい)(すい)(おん) (kōgaisuion

  1. (phonetics) uvular consonant