口こう蓋がい音おん

noun

palatal sound; palatal

Linguistics term for a consonant articulated with the tongue against the hard palate, such as the Japanese 拗音 (ようおん) consonants.

• 日本にほん語ごの「キャ」「キュ」「キョ」は口こう蓋がい音おんの例れいです。

  Japanese 'kya', 'kyu', 'kyo' are examples of palatal sounds.