Dakuten

//ˈdækuˌtɛn// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A diacritic (゛) used with Japanese kana to mark a consonant as voiced.

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nigoritenten

Etymology

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

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