handakuten

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hænˈdæ.kuˌtɛn/, /hɑːnˈdɑː.kuˌtɛn/ === Noun === handakuten (plural handakuten) A semi-voiced diacritic (゜) used with Japanese kana to change a /h/ to a /p/. Synonym: (colloquial) maru Coordinate terms: dakuten, tenten, nigori ==== Translations ==== == Japanese == === Romanization === handakuten Rōmaji transcription of はんだくてん