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handakuten

/hænˈdæ.kuˌtɛn/

handakuten noun: a semi-voiced diacritic (゜) used with Japanese kana to change a /h/ to a /p/.

Noun

handakuten (plural handakuten)

  1. A semi-voiced diacritic (゜) used with Japanese kana to change a /h/ to a /p/.
    Synonyms:
    maru

Synonyms of handakuten

Forms of handakuten

pluralhandakuten

Origin of handakuten

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”).

Questions about handakuten

What does handakuten mean?
Handakuten means a semi-voiced diacritic (゜) used with Japanese kana to change a /h/ to a /p/.
What part of speech is handakuten?
Handakuten is a noun.
How do you pronounce handakuten?
Handakuten is pronounced /hænˈdæ.kuˌtɛn/.
What is the plural of handakuten?
The plural of handakuten is handakuten.

Words near handakuten in the dictionary

  1. hand-wringings
  2. hand-writing
  3. hand-writings
  4. hand-written
  5. Handa
  6. handakuten
  7. Handal
  8. Handals
  9. Handan
  10. handax
  11. handaxe

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