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濁点

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See also: 濁點

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
だく
Grade: S
てん
Grade: 2
goon
Alternative spelling
濁點 (kyūjitai)
 濁点 on Japanese Wikipedia
Examples (voicing)

(ka) (voiceless onset /k/) + (ga) (voiced onset /ɡ/)
(ha) (voiceless onset /h/) + (ba) (voiced onset /b/)
(fu) (voiceless onset /h/ [ɸ]) + (bu) (voiced onset /b/)
(u) + (vu) (voiced onset /v/)

Examples (guttural tone)

あ゙あ゙あ゙あ゙あ゙あ゙!!! (Gaaaaaargh!!!)
ん゙? (Hmm?)

Etymology

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(daku, muddy; voiced) +‎ (ten, dot)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(だく)(てん) (dakuten

  1. a voicing diacritical mark, such as on , used to:
    1. derive the kana for a voiced-onsetted mora from the kana for a base voiceless-onsetted mora;
    2. (informal) orthographically convey a guttural tone, such as that of a cry or scream
    Synonyms: 濁音符 (dakuonpu), 点々 (tenten), ちょんちょん (chonchon)

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