Japanese symbol for “stammering”
吃音
きつおん
Romaji: kitsuon
stammering; stuttering; dysphemia
In Japanese, stammering is 吃音, read きつおん (kitsuon).
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Meanings
- n stammering; stuttering; dysphemia
Written forms: 吃音、きつ音. Readings: きつおん.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “stammering”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 訥々 | とつとつ totsutotsu | halting (speech); faltering; stammering |
| 横板に雨垂れ | よこいたにあまだれ yokoitaniamadare | halting speech; stammering; (like) rain water (slowly) dripping off a horizontal board |
| 吃音症 | きつおんしょう kitsuonshou | stuttering; stammering; dysphemia |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 吃驚 | びっくり bikkuri | to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened |
| 吃り | どもり domori | stammer; stutter |
| 吃逆 | しゃっくり shakkuri | hiccup; hiccough |
| 吃る | どもる domoru | to stammer; to stutter |
| 音楽 | おんがく ongaku | music |
| 音声 | おんせい onsei | voice; speech |
| 録音 | ろくおん rokuon | (audio) recording |
| 本音 | ほんね honne | real intention; motive; true opinion |
See also: Chinese symbol for “stammering”.
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