キ゚

See also: キ and ギ

Japanese

Etymology

The character キ with a handakuten

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ŋʲi]

Syllable

キ゚ (romaji ngi)

1. (nonstandard, linguistics) The katakana syllable キ゚ (ngi). Its equivalent in hiragana is き゚ (ngi)

Usage notes

[ŋ] is an allophonic variation of /ɡ/ in Japanese; this phenomenon is known as 鼻濁音 (bidakuon, “nasal voiced sound”). This character is not used in standard Japanese, but instead for distinction between the two allophonic variations by Japanese linguists.

See also

• か゚, カ゚ (nga); く゚, ク゚ (ngu); け゚, ケ゚ (nge); こ゚, コ゚ (ngo)