plosive; stop consonant
Linguistics term for a consonant produced by stopping airflow then releasing it, such as /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, /g/.
The consonant in Japanese 'pa' is a voiceless bilabial plosive.
Plosives are also called stops.
Fricative; a consonant produced by forcing air through a narrow channel, like /s/ or /f/.
Compound of 破裂 (rupture, explosion) and 音 (sound), describing the burst-like release of air in plosive consonants.