か゚

See also: か, が, and ゕ

Japanese

Etymology

The character か with a handakuten

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ŋa̠]

Syllable

か゚ (romaji nga)

1. (nonstandard, linguistics) The hiragana syllable か゚ (nga). Its equivalent in katakana is カ゚ (nga)

Usage notes

[ŋ] is an allophonic variation of /ɡ/ in Japanese; this phenomenon is 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.

See also

• き゚, キ゚ (ngi); く゚, ク゚ (ngu); け゚, ケ゚ (nge); こ゚, コ゚ (ngo)