noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Linguistics term for a consonant pronounced with a strong burst of breath, such as the 'p' in English 'pin'.
An aspirated sound is a sound pronounced with a puff of breath.
In some languages, the presence or absence of aspiration changes the meaning.
aspirated consonant; aspirate
aspirated consonant; aspirate
unaspirated sound
Compound of 気 (ki, 'breath, spirit') and 音 (on, 'sound'), literally 'breath sound'. A modern linguistic calque for 'aspiration'.