け゚
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Japanese
editEtymology
editThe character け with a handakuten.
Pronunciation
editSyllable
edit- (nonstandard, linguistics) The hiragana syllable け゚ (nge). Its equivalent in katakana is ケ゚ (nge).
Usage notes
edit[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.