頭とう子し音いん

noun

initial consonant; syllable onset

Linguistic term referring to the first consonant of a syllable or word. Used in phonology and language study.

• 日本にほん語ごの頭とう子し音いんには、濁だく音おんや半はん濁だく音おんも含ふくまれる。

  Japanese initial consonants include voiced and semi-voiced sounds.

• この単たん語ごの頭とう子し音いんは「k」です。

  The initial consonant of this word is 'k'.