調ちょう音おん器き官かん

noun

articulatory organ; speech organ

Technical term in phonetics referring to parts of the vocal tract used to produce speech sounds, such as the tongue, teeth, lips, palate, and vocal cords.

• 調ちょう音おん器き官かんの動うごきを観かん察さつすると、発はつ音おんの仕し組くみがよくわかる。

  Observing the movements of the articulatory organs helps you understand how pronunciation works.

• 舌したや唇くちびるは代だい表ひょう的てきな調ちょう音おん器き官かんである。

  The tongue and lips are typical articulatory organs.