閉塞音 in Japanese

IPA: [he̞ːso̞kɯ̟õ̞ɴ] Forms: 閉塞音 [canonical] (ruby: 閉(へい), 塞(そく), 音(おん)), heisokuon [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Compound of 閉塞(へいそく) (heisoku, “blockade”) + 音(おん) (on, “sound”). Etymology templates: {{ja-compound|閉塞|へいそく|音|おん|t1=blockade|t2=sound}} 閉塞(へいそく) (heisoku, “blockade”) + 音(おん) (on, “sound”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|へいそくおん}} 閉(へい)塞(そく)音(おん) • (heisokuon)

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              "へい"
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              "鎖",
              "さ"
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      "other": "へーそくおん"
    },
    {
      "other": "へーそくおん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[he̞ːso̞kɯ̟õ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "閉塞音"
}

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        "3": "音",
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      },
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      "name": "ja-compound"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "閉塞音",
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          "へい"
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      "other": "へーそくおん"
    },
    {
      "other": "へーそくおん"
    },
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      "ipa": "[he̞ːso̞kɯ̟õ̞ɴ]"
    }
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          "鎖",
          "さ"
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          "おん"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "閉鎖音"
    }
  ],
  "word": "閉塞音"
}

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"閉塞音" meaning in Japanese

Noun