- instance, on
sounds that have
undergone rendaku (sequential voicing). The
handakuten (半濁点, ****anese pronunciation: [handaꜜkɯ̥teɴ], lit. "half
voicing mark")...
-
becomes が (ga).
Hiragana beginning with an h (or f)
sound can also add a
handakuten marker ( ゜)
changing the h (f) to a p. For example, は (ha)
becomes ぱ (pa)...
- ガ (ga).
Secondary alteration,
where possible, is
shown by a
circular handakuten: h→p; For example; ハ (ha)
becomes パ (pa). Diacritics,
though used for...
- can
never begin a word. In the Ainu language, it can be
written with a
handakuten (which can be
entered into a
computer as
either one
character (ツ゚) or...
- a
dakuten (ぶ, ブ), they both
represent a "bu" sound, and
written with
handakuten (ぷ, プ) they both
represent a "pu" sound. The
katakana フ is frequently...
-
handakuten is
prefixed to tsu, yu, yo to
produce tyu, fyu, fyo in
foreign words, and
voiced for dyu, vyu, vyo. The latter—yōon +
dakuten +
handakuten...
-
positions and
varying between [ŋa] and [ɣa] in the
middle of words. A
handakuten (゜) does not
occur with ka in
normal ****anese text, but it may be used...
-
positions and
varying between [ŋɯ] and [ɣɯ] in the
middle of words. A
handakuten (゜) does not
occur with ku in
normal ****anese text, but it may be used...
- [ze]. In the Ainu language, the
katakana セ is
sometimes written with a
handakuten (which can be
entered into a
computer as
either one
character (セ゚) or...
-
Although similar in appearance, it is not to be
confused with the ****anese
handakuten (U+309A ◌゚
COMBINING KATAKANA-HIRAGANA SEMI-VOICED
SOUND MARK), a diacritic...
