圏点

圏点

See also: 圈点 and 圈點

Japanese

Kanji in this term
圏	点
けん Grade: S	てん Grade: 2
kan’on

Alternative spelling
圈點 (kyūjitai)

Examples

春(はる)美(み)ちゃんもしかしてフラメンコと勘(かん)違(ちが)いしてない？ Harumi-chan moshi ka shite FURAMENKO to kanchigai shite nai? Harumi-chan, are you confusing them with FLAMENCO? 本(ほん)当(とう)にお嬢(じょう)様(さま)は手(て)の届(とど)かない存(そん)在(ざい)でした Hontō ni o-jō-sama wa TE NO TODOKA NAI sonzai deshita In actuality, Miss was always somewhere I COULD NEVER REACH. 「足(あし)腰(こし)をきたえてあいつをぶん投(な)げてみたかったんだ」 “Ashikoshi o kitaete AITSU o bunnagete mita kattan da” “I trained my legs ‘cos I wanted to beat HIM in wrestling”

Etymology

圏 (“circle; enclosure”) +‎ 点 (“dot; point”), specifically an unfilled circle (◦ or ○).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) けんてん [kèńtéń] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
• (Tokyo) けんて​ん [kèńtéꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2][3]
• (Tokyo) け​んてん [kéꜜǹtèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [kẽ̞ntẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

圏(けん)点(てん) • (kenten) 

1. (obsolete, orthography) Synonym of 半濁点 (handakuten)
   • 1905 June, 片岡, 黃山, “半濁音の符 [Noting Semi-Muddy Sounds]”, in 黃山著作集, Saitama: Suharaya, page 26:

     半(はん)濁(だく)音(おん)は、假(か)字(な)の右(みぎ)肩(かた)に一(いっ)箇(こ)の圈(けん)點(てん)（゜）を附(ふ)して、半(はん)濁(だく)音(おん)の符(ふ)となす、次(つ)ぎの例(れい)を見(み)る可(べ)し、

     Handakuon wa, kana no migikata ni ikko no kenten (゜) o fushite, handakuon no fu to nasu, tsugi no rei o miru beshi,

     A ‘semi-muddy sound’ is noted by attaching a circle (゜) to the right shoulder of a kana, as seen in the following examples,

2. (typography) an emphasis point, a dot or similar mark attached to a character to display emphasis

   Synonyms: 傍点 (bōten), 脇点 (wakiten)

References

1. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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
3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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