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    3. 舌尖音

    舌尖音

    舌ぜっ尖せん音おん

    apical consonant

    NTNounScience & MathKanji Vocab21 strokes

    ぜっせんおん

    Noun

    1.
    apical consonant, apical, apex
    linguistics

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    舌
    した…(1)
    tongue・reed・clapper
    尖
    とが.る・さき・するど.い…(1)
    be pointed・sharp・taper・displeased・angry…(1)
    音
    おと・ね…(5)
    sound・noise
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