noun
handakuten; semi-voiced sound mark
The diacritic mark ゜ used in kana to change an 'h' sound to a 'p' sound (e.g., は→ぱ). A basic term in Japanese phonology and writing.
「ぱ」は「は」に半濁点を付けた文字です。
"ぱ" is a character formed by adding a handakuten to "は".
半濁点は「
The handakuten is written as "゜".