有ゆう気き音おん

noun

aspirated consonant; aspirate

Linguistics term for a consonant pronounced with a strong burst of breath, such as the English 'p' in 'pin'. In Japanese phonology, voiceless stops like /p, t, k/ are lightly aspirated in certain positions.

• 英えい語ごには息いきを強つよく出だして発はつ音おんする有ゆう気き音おんがある。

  English has aspirated consonants pronounced with a strong puff of air.

• 中ちゅう国ごく語ごでは有ゆう気き音おんと無む気き音おんが意い味みの区く別べつに関かかわります。

  In Chinese, aspirated and unaspirated consonants distinguish meaning.