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dakuten

/ˈdækuˌtɛn/

dakuten noun: a diacritic (゛) used with Japanese kana to mark a consonant as voiced.

Noun

dakuten (plural dakuten)

  1. A diacritic (゛) used with Japanese kana to mark a consonant as voiced.
    Synonyms:
    tenten, nigori

Synonyms of dakuten

Forms of dakuten

pluraldakuten

Origin of dakuten

From Japanese 濁点(だくてん) (dakuten), from Middle Chinese 濁 (ɖæwk, “voiced, turbid”) + 點 (tém, “dot, mark”).

Questions about dakuten

What does dakuten mean?
Dakuten means a diacritic (゛) used with Japanese kana to mark a consonant as voiced.
What part of speech is dakuten?
Dakuten is a noun.
How do you pronounce dakuten?
Dakuten is pronounced /ˈdækuˌtɛn/.
What is the plural of dakuten?
The plural of dakuten is dakuten.

Words near dakuten in the dictionary

  1. Dakshina Kannada
  2. dakshinachara
  3. dakshinacharas
  4. daktarin
  5. daktyla
  6. dakuten
  7. dal
  8. dal bhat
  9. dal segno
  10. dal tadka
  11. dal tarka

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