Handakuten

//hænˈdæ.kuˌtɛn// noun

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Definitions

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

Synonyms

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maru

Etymology

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”).

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