か゚

See also: か, が, and ゕ

Japanese

Etymology

The character か (ka) with a 半濁点 (handakuten, “half-voiced mark”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ŋa̠]

Syllable

か゚ • (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(び)濁(だく)音(おん) (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

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