English Explanatory Dictionary

tenten

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈtɛntɛn/

Word forms

tenten tentens ten-ten ten ten

Etymology

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

Synonyms

nigori dakuten

Related words

handakuten
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