破は擦さつ音おんはさつおんじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounaffricate; affricativelinguistics›Linguistics term for a consonant that begins as a stop and releases as a fricative, such as [ts] or [tʃ].日本にほん語ごの「つ」の子し音いんは破は擦さつ音おんです。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe consonant in Japanese 'tsu' is an affricate.日本にほん語ごの「ち」の子し音いんも破は擦さつ音おんです。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe consonant in Japanese "chi" is also an affricate.