dakuten

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Etymology

From Japanese 濁点 (dakuten), from Middle Chinese (ɖæwk, voiced, turbid) + (tém, dot, mark).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdækuˌtɛn/, /ˈdɑːkuˌtɛn/

Noun

dakuten (plural dakuten)

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

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Translations

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Romanization

dakuten

  1. Rōmaji transcription of だくてん