noun
handakuten; semi-voiced sound mark
The diacritic mark ゜ used with kana to indicate a 'p' sound, e.g., は→ぱ. Also called 半濁点 (はんだくてん).
See also: 半濁点
「ぱ」の右上の丸は半濁音符です。
The small circle at the upper right of ぱ is a handakuten.
Compound of 半濁 (handaku, 'semi-voiced') + 音符 (onpu, 'sound mark').