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半濁音 (はんだくおん, handakuon) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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だく
音おん
です
。
'Pa' is a syllable with a 'p' sound.
Syllables with a 'p' sound are marked with a handakuten.
Kanji 半 half, middle, odd number 濁 voiced, uncleanness, wrong Related words 濁だく 音おん 濁音 refers to voiced syllables (e.g., が, ざ, だ, ば), while 半濁音 specifically refers to syllables with a 'p' sound (ぱ, ぴ, ぷ, ぺ, ぽ).
清せい 音おん 清音 are basic unvoiced syllables (e.g., か, さ, た, は), whereas 半濁音 are the 'p'-series syllables derived from the は-row by adding a handakuten.
Etymology Compound of 半 (half) + 濁音 (voiced sound), referring to the fact that the handakuten (゜) is a modification of the dakuten (゛) and indicates a sound that is not fully voiced.
