handakuten

Noun

Meaning

handakuten (plural handakuten)

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

Examples

Hiragana with dakuten or handakuten follow the gojūon kana without them, with the yōon kana following. Source: Internet

In this scheme, diacritics (dakuten and handakuten) are separate characters. Source: Internet

Katakana with dakuten or handakuten follow the gojūon kana without them. Source: Internet

This block also includes the half-width dakuten and handakuten. Source: Internet

Optional rules * Dakuten and handakuten may be ignored or added. Source: Internet

Other, arbitrary combinations with U+309A handakuten are also possible, of course. Source: Internet

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