濁点

See also: 濁點

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
濁點 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

濁 (daku, “muddy; voiced”) +‎ 点 (ten, “dot”)

Noun

濁(だく)点(てん) • (dakuten) 

1. a voicing diacritical mark, such as ゛ on が, used to:
   1. derive the kana for a voiced-onsetted mora from the kana for a base voiceless-onsetted mora;
   2. or informally, orthographically convey a guttural tone, such as that of a cry or scream

   Synonyms: 点々 (tenten), ちょんちょん (chonchon)

Derived terms

• 半(はん)濁(だく)点(てん) (handakuten)