歯し擦さつ音おんしさつおんMeanings1nounsibilant; sibilant consonantlinguisticsTechnical term in phonetics for consonants produced with a hissing sound, such as [s], [z], [ʃ], [ʒ].日本にほん語ごの「さしすせそ」の子し音いんは歯し擦さつ音おんです。The consonants in Japanese 'sa shi su se so' are sibilants.