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): [ko̞ːɡa̠isɨiõ̞ɴ]

Noun

口(こう)蓋(がい)垂(すい)音(おん) • (kōgaisuion) 

1. (phonetics) uvular consonant