voiced consonant
Linguistic term for consonants produced with vocal cord vibration, such as /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/. Contrasts with 無声子音 (voiceless consonant).
The consonant in Japanese 'ga' is a voiced consonant.
Please explain the difference between voiced and voiceless consonants.
無声子音 is a voiceless consonant (e.g., /p/, /t/, /k/), while 有声子音 is voiced.
Compound of 有声 (voiced) and 子音 (consonant), a calque from Western linguistic terminology.