also: だんおん
alveolar flap; alveolar tap
Linguistics term for a consonant produced by a single rapid contact of the tongue against the alveolar ridge, as in the Japanese 'r' sound.
The consonant of the Japanese 'ra' row is often pronounced as an alveolar flap.
The /t/ in English 'better' often becomes an alveolar tap in American English.
alveolar lateral flap
Standard spelling for the alveolar flap/tap in Japanese linguistics. The kanji 音 means 'sound'.
Alternate kanji spelling using 弾く (to flick), reflecting the articulatory gesture.
Rare Sino-Japanese reading; may be encountered in older linguistic texts.
Compound of はじき (continuative form of はじく 'to flick') + 音 ('sound'), describing the quick flicking motion of the tongue. The reading だんおん is the Sino-Japanese reading of 弾音.