(phonetics) an apical consonant

a seed / a pit or stone in a fruit / a gamete (reproductive cell such as a spermatozoan or egg) / a lineage, bloodline / an origin, cause / the materials or ingredients from which something is made

tongue

(phonetics) a lingual sound

pointed end / the tip

tip of the tongue / manner of speaking

to use / to employ / to make use of, to apply / to spend

pronunciation / (music) sounding

pronunciation; articulation

(obsolete, phonology) any of the morae with an onset consonant listed on the 五十音図 (gojūonzu, literally “chart of the fifty sounds”), such as か (ka) or し (shi), but not あ (a) or い (i), and not が (ga), じ (ji) or ぱ (pa)