handakuten

English

/hænˈdækuˌtɛn/

noun
Definitions
  • A semi-voiced diacritic (゜ (゜)) used with Japanese kana to change a to a .

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 半濁点 derived from Middle Chinese 半 (half).

Origin

Middle Chinese

Gloss

half

Concept
Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

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