Japanese

Diacritical mark

゛

1. The dakuten, which indicates voicing (i.e. ka with a dakuten is pronounced as ga). It is also sometimes colloquially used to indicate a strained or shouting vocalization.

Usage notes

• When used to indicate strained vocalization, a kana can receive only one dakuten regardless of usual voicing.

See also

• ゜: the handakuten
• てんてん ‎(tenten), ちょんちょん ‎(chonchon): (colloquial) the dakuten mark