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まる、てんてん
まる、てんてん
まる、てんてん
Handakuon 【半濁音】まる
Handakuon literally means half-turbid or half-murky sound.
Handakuon is indicated with a small circle.
Yōon 【拗音】Half Letter
Yōon is a combination of the consonant of i-column syllables and ya, yu or yo. For
example, k + ya = kya.
Yōon is described by i-column letters plus small や, ゆ or よ. For example, き
+ ゃ = きゃ [kya].
Pronunciation of じゃ, じゅ, じょ and ぢゃ, ぢゅ, ぢょ are the same.
Sokuon 【促音】
pause
Sokuon is a pause (no sound) between two syllables.
Sokuon is described by small つ.
Examples