handakuten
English
Etymology
From Japanese 半濁点 (はんだくてん, handakuten), from Middle Chinese 半 (pàn, “half”) + 濁 (ɖæwk, “muddy, voiced”) + 點 (tém, “mark, spot”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hænˈdæ.kuˌtɛn/, /hɑːnˈdɑː.kuˌtɛn/
Noun
handakuten (plural handakuten)
- A semi-voiced diacritic (゜) used with Japanese kana to change a /h/ to a /p/.
- Synonym: (colloquial) maru
Related terms
- dakuten, tenten
Translations
Japanese semi-voiced mark
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Japanese
Romanization
handakuten
- Rōmaji transcription of はんだくてん