言語聴覚士

Japanese

Kanji in this term
言	語	聴	覚	士
げん Grade: 2	ご Grade: 2	ちょう Grade: S	かく Grade: 4	し Grade: 5
kan’on	goon		on’yomi	kan’on

Alternative spelling
言語聽覺士 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 言(げん)語(ご) (gengo, “language, speech”) + 聴(ちょう)覚(かく) (chōkaku, “acoustic sense; auditory sense”) + 士(し) (-shi, “specialist”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) げんごちょーかくし​ [gèńgó chóókákúshíꜜ] (Odaka – [8])
• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ŋɡo̞ t͡ɕo̞ːka̠kɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

言(げん)語(ご)聴(ちょう)覚(かく)士(し) • (gengo chōkakushi) ^{←げんごちやうかくし (gengotyaukakusi)?}

1. speech therapist