(Japanese orthography and phonology) a mora that consists of either (1) one vowel or (2) one consonant and one vowel, and is spelt with only one full-sized kana, such as あ (a), き (ki) or ぶ (bu)

(Japanese phonology and phonetics) euphony

gentle; quiet; amicable; peaceful; safe

(phonetics) sibilant

声門破裂音: glottal stop

(phonetics) glottal stop

an African wild dog

古音: an ancient pronunciation of a word / 鼓音: a drum-like sound, caused by percussion or tapping of the body during a medical examination

message; news

(phonetics, prosody) metathesis (the transposition of letters, syllables or sounds within a word)