dakuten

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/ˈdækuˌtɛn//ˈdɑːkuˌtɛn/

noun

A diacritic (゛) used with Japanese kana to mark a consonant as voiced.

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tentennigori
OriginMiddle Chinese 濁 →
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Meanings

noundakuten (plural dakuten)
  1. A diacritic (゛) used with Japanese kana to mark a consonant as voiced.

    Synonyms: tenten, nigori

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA diacritic (゛) used with Japanese kana to mark a consonant as voiced.

Similar
tentennigori
Also see
tenten

Origin

  1. Middle Chinese濁“voiced, turbid”
  2. Englishdakuten

From Japanese 濁点(だくてん) (dakuten), from Middle Chinese 濁 (ɖæwk, “voiced, turbid”) + 點 (tém, “dot, mark”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 濁音點 /浊音点, 濁點 /浊点
  • 濁音點 /浊音点 (zhuóyīndiǎn)Japanese voicing mark
  • 濁點 /浊点 (zhuódiǎn)Japanese voicing mark
  • 濁音符號 /浊音符号 (zhuóyīn fúhào)Japanese voicing mark
Hebrew דָקוּטֶן, טֶן־טֶן
  • דָקוּטֶן (dákuten)Japanese voicing mark
  • טֶן־טֶן (ten-tén)Japanese voicing mark
Japanese 濁点, 濁り
  • 濁点 (dakuten)Japanese voicing mark
  • 濁り (nigori)Japanese voicing mark
  • 点点Japanese voicing mark
  • 点々 (tenten)Japanese voicing mark
  • 濁り点 (nigori-ten)Japanese voicing mark
  • ちょんちょん (chonchon)Japanese voicing mark
Korean 탁점
  • 탁점 (takjeom)Japanese voicing mark
Russian дакутэ́н, ниго́ри
  • дакутэ́н (dakutɛ́n)Japanese voicing mark
  • ниго́ри (nigóri)Japanese voicing mark
  • тэнтэ́н (tɛntɛ́n)Japanese voicing mark
Cite this entry
APA

dakuten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dakuten

MLA

“dakuten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dakuten. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dakuten,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dakuten.

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