exclamation mark; exclamation point
The punctuation mark "!" used to express strong emotion or emphasis.
An exclamation mark is used when expressing strong emotion.
感嘆符 is the formal, dictionary term for an exclamation mark, while 雨垂れ is a playful, colloquial nickname likening its shape to a falling raindrop.
Standard modern spelling.
Variant using 歎 instead of 嘆; less common in modern usage.
Compound of 感嘆 (kantan, 'admiration, exclamation') and 符 (fu, 'mark, sign').