tenten

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/ˈtɛntɛn/

noun

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

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nigoridakuten
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Meanings

nountenten (plural tentens)

plural tentens · alternative ten-ten · alternative ten ten

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

    Synonyms: nigori, dakuten

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
nigoridakuten
Also see
dakuten

Origin

Borrowed from Japanese 点々(てんてん) (tenten, literally “dots”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

tenten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenten

MLA

“tenten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenten. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tenten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tenten.

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