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半濁音 (はんだくおん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

半はん濁だく音おん

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Meanings

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noun

syllable with a 'p' sound (in Japanese)

linguistics

Linguistics term referring to a mora that begins with a voiceless bilabial plosive /p/, such as ぱ, ぴ, ぷ, ぺ, ぽ. Contrasts with 清音 (unvoiced) and 濁音 (voiced).

See also: 濁音 · 清音

「ぱ」は半はん濁だく音おんです。
'Pa' is a syllable with a 'p' sound.

半はん濁だく音おんには半はん濁だく点てんが付つきます。

Syllables with a 'p' sound are marked with a handakuten.

Kanji

半half, middle, odd number
濁voiced, uncleanness, wrong
音sound, noise

Similar 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.