か゚
JapaneseEdit
EtymologyEdit
The character か (ka) with a 半濁点 (handakuten, “half-voiced mark”).
PronunciationEdit
SyllableEdit
か゚ (romaji nga)
- (nonstandard, linguistics) the hiragana syllable か゚ (nga); its equivalent in katakana is カ゚ (nga)
Usage notesEdit
[ŋ] is an allophonic variation of /ɡ/ in Japanese, known as 鼻濁音 (bidakuon, “nasal voiced sound”). This character is not used in standard Japanese, but instead for distinction between the two allophonic variations by Japanese linguists.