歯は茎ぐき側そく面めんはじき音おん

noun

alveolar lateral flap

Technical term in phonetics for a consonant sound produced by a brief tap of the tongue against the alveolar ridge with lateral airflow. In Japanese, this is the sound represented by the 'r' in words like らりるれろ when pronounced quickly.

• 日本にほん語ごの「ら行ぎょう」の子し音いんは、歯は茎ぐき側そく面めんはじき音おんとして調ちょう音おんされることが多おおい。

  The consonant in the Japanese 'ra' row is often articulated as an alveolar lateral flap.