handakuten

/hænˈdæ.kuˌtɛn/

Etymology

From Japanese 半濁点(はんだくてん) (handakuten), from Middle Chinese 半 (pàn, “half”) + 濁 (ɖæwk, “muddy, voiced”) + 點 (tém, “mark, spot”).

handakuten means A semi-voiced diacritic (゜) used with Japanese kana to change a /h/ to a /p/. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 86 out of 100.

noun

A semi-voiced diacritic (゜) used with Japanese kana to change a /h/ to a /p/.