巻き舌 | Japanese meaning

巻き舌【まきじた】

Frequency rank: 54,044. – 55,693.

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's

Forms

巻き舌【まきじた】Frequency rank: 54,044. – 55,693.
巻舌【まきじた】
まきじた

Generated definitions (experimental)

speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's

This refers to the pronunciation technique where the speaker rolls or trills the 'r' sound, often used in various languages to add emphasis or in singing.

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He uses a trill when he sings.

、。

When I use this word, I consciously roll my 'r's.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to speak with a trillpractice of rolling one's r'sgood at rolling one's r'sto use a trill in speechpronunciation with a trillto learn to roll one's r'strilling in Japaneseto listen to rolling r'snatural trillto master rolling one's r's

Example sentences

2 results

1. 。

Osakans sometimes roll their Rs like in Spanish.

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2. きごう！

I've finally learned how to roll my R's!