半濁点

See also: 半濁點

Japanese

Kanji in this term
半	濁	点
はん Grade: 2	だく Grade: S	てん Grade: 2
goon

Alternative spelling
半濁點 (kyūjitai)

Examples (/p/ deriving)
は (ha) (onset /h/) + ゜ → ぱ (pa) (onset /p/) フ (fu) (onset /h/ [ɸ]) + ゜ → プ (pu) (onset /p/)

Examples ([ŋ] denoting)

Standard forms given to the left of the arrows; pronunciation dictionary forms given to their right:
グラス (gurasu) → グラス (word-initially unchanged)
バッグ (baggu) → バッグ (word-medially unchanged due to the devoicing effect of gemination)
カグラ (kagura) → カク゚ラ (word-medially changed with ゜ used in place of ゛)
キング (kingu) → キンク゚ (word-medially changed with ゜ used in place of ゛)

Etymology

半 (han-, “half-; semi-”) +‎ 濁点 (dakuten)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) はんだくてん [hàńdáꜜkùtèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [hã̠nda̠kɯ̟̊ᵝtẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

半(はん)濁(だく)点(てん) • (handakuten)

a diacritical mark, such as ゜ on ぱ, used to:
1. derive the kana for a mora onsetted with /p/ from the kana for a mora onsetted with /h/
2. orthographically phonetically denote [ŋ], a realization of /ɡ/ especially occurring word-medially, instead of the standard dakuten ゛, chiefly in pronunciation dictionaries
Synonyms: 半濁音符 (handakuonpu), 丸 (maru)