破裂音(はれつおん)

はれつおん
noun
plosive (consonant); bursting sound
languagesense
1. plosive; stop consonant
In phonetics, a consonant made by stopping the airflow and releasing it at once, such as p, t, k, b, d, g.
「パ」は破裂音(はれつおん)で始(はじ)まる。
パ begins with a plosive.
日本語(にほんご)の破裂音(はれつおん)を練習(れんしゅう)する。
I practice Japanese plosives.
英語(えいご)の破裂音(はれつおん)は、日本語(にほんご)より息(いき)が強(つよ)く出(で)ることが多(おお)い。
English plosives are often released with a stronger puff of air than Japanese ones.
2. popping sound; sound of something bursting
The sound made when something bursts or pops, such as a balloon, a tire or a pipe.
大(おお)きな破裂音(はれつおん)がした。
There was a loud bang.
風船(ふうせん)の破裂音(はれつおん)に驚(おどろ)いた。
I was startled by the pop of a balloon.
工場(こうじょう)から破裂音(はれつおん)が聞(き)こえ、近所(きんじょ)の人(ひと)が通報(つうほう)した。
A bang was heard from the factory, and a neighbor called the police.

破裂(はれつ) "bursting" + 音(おん) "sound." SENSE 1 is a linguistics term; SENSE 2 appears in news reports of accidents.

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Related: 摩擦音(まさつおん) (fricative)
Related: 半濁音(はんだくおん) (row sounds, which are plosives)
Compare: 爆発音(ばくはつおん) (the sound of an explosion)
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Added 2026.10.14 21:22 · Revised 2026.10.14 21:25
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