摩ま擦さつ音おん

noun

fricative; fricative consonant

Linguistics term for a consonant produced by forcing air through a narrow channel, creating friction. Examples include /s/, /z/, /f/, /v/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/.

• 英えい語ごの「f」や「v」は摩ま擦さつ音おんです。

  English 'f' and 'v' are fricatives.

• 日本にほん語ごの「さしすせそ」の子し音いんは摩ま擦さつ音おんに分ぶん類るいされる。

  The consonants in Japanese 'sa, shi, su, se, so' are classified as fricatives.