破擦(はさつ)音(おん)

はさつおん
noun
affricate; affricate consonant
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1. affricate; stop-then-fricative consonant
A speech sound that begins as a stop and is released as a fricative, such as the "ts" of Japanese つ or the "ch" of ち.
「つ」の子音(しいん)は破擦(はさつ)音(おん)だ。
The consonant in tsu is an affricate.
日本語(にほんご)にはいくつかの破擦(はさつ)音(おん)がある。
Japanese has several affricates.
「ち」や「つ」の音(おと)は、破裂音(はれつおん)と摩擦音(まさつおん)の両方(りょうほう)の性質(せいしつ)を持(も)つ破擦(はさつ)音(おん)だ。
The sounds chi and tsu are affricates that have the qualities of both a stop and a fricative.

Composed of 破(は) (burst) + 擦(さつ) (rub) + 音(おん) (sound). A phonetics term for a consonant that combines a stop and a fricative.

Related words

  • 破裂音(はれつおん): stop; plosive — a sound made by a sudden release of blocked air
  • 摩擦音(まさつおん): fricative — a sound made by friction of air through a narrow gap

Usage

An affricate starts like a 破裂音(はれつおん) and ends like a 摩擦音(まさつおん); Japanese examples include the initial sounds of つ and ち.

Related Words

Related: 摩擦音(まさつおん) (fricative)
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Added 2026.5.18 12:04 · Revised 2026.10.1 17:07
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