also: だんおん
noun
alveolar flap; alveolar tap
Linguistics term for a consonant produced by a single rapid contact of the tongue against the alveolar ridge, as in the Japanese 'r' sound.
日本語の「ら行」の子音は、多くの場合、はじき音として発音される。
The consonant of the Japanese 'ra' row is often pronounced as an alveolar flap.
英語の better の /t/ は、アメリカ英語ではしばしばはじき音になる。
The /t/ in English 'better' often becomes an alveolar tap in American English.
Compound of はじき (continuative form of はじく 'to flick') + 音 ('sound'), describing the quick flicking motion of the tongue. The reading だんおん is the Sino-Japanese reading of 弾音.