Japanese

Noun

声門 ‎(shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 聲門, hiragana せいもん, romaji seimon)

1. (anatomy) glottis

Derived terms

• 声門音 (せいもんおん) ‎(seimon'on, “glottal”)

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3