noun
stop; stop consonant; occlusive
Linguistics term for a consonant produced by completely blocking airflow in the vocal tract, such as /p/, /t/, /k/, /b/, /d/, /g/.
日本語の「ぱ」「た」「か」は無声閉鎖音です。
Japanese 'pa', 'ta', and 'ka' are voiceless stops.
Compound of 閉鎖 (へいさ, 'closure') + 音 (おん, 'sound'), a calque from Western linguistics terminology.