キ゚
See also: キ and ギ
Japanese
Etymology
The character キ with a handakuten
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ŋʲi]
Syllable
キ゚ (romaji ngi)
- (nonstandard, linguistics) The katakana syllable キ゚ (ngi). Its equivalent in hiragana is き゚ (ngi)
Usage notes
[ŋ] is an allophonic variation of /ɡ/ in Japanese; this phenomenon is known as 鼻濁音 (bidakuon, “nasal voiced sound”). This character is not used in standard Japanese, but instead for distinction between the two allophonic variations by Japanese linguists.
See also
- か゚, カ゚ (nga); く゚, ク゚ (ngu); け゚, ケ゚ (nge); こ゚, コ゚ (ngo)