Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handakuten

/hænˈdæ.kuˌtɛn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: han-dakuten
IPA: /hænˈdæ.kuˌtɛn/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

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”).

Origin

Source language: Japanese

Word Breakdown

Root: -, 半

Frequently Paired Words

dakuten tenten nigori

Synonyms

maru

Questions

How do you pronounce handakuten?: The recorded pronunciation is /hænˈdæ.kuˌtɛn/.
What does handakuten mean?: A semi-voiced diacritic (゜) used with Japanese kana to change a /h/ to a /p/.
Where does handakuten come from?: It is traced to Japanese.

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