also: ははぐきおん
denti-alveolar consonant
Technical term in phonetics/linguistics for a consonant articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth and the alveolar ridge.
The consonants of the Japanese 'ta' row are sometimes classified as denti-alveolar.
Denti-alveolar consonants are produced with the tongue tip touching both the upper teeth and the alveolar ridge.
Standard kanji form for this linguistic term.
Alternate reading using kun'yomi; rarely used in practice.
Compound of 歯 (tooth), 歯茎 (gums/alveolar ridge), and 音 (sound). The reading ししけいおん uses on'yomi; ははぐきおん is a mixed kun'yomi reading.