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In Japanese Writing, What Effect Does The Dakuten Have?
Okay, so I'm learning Japanese, but I'm stuck on the dakuten. How does it change the sound of words? I think I have the right name. Like in ポ, while it's usually ho, now it's po. But what effect does it have for any other kana it is attached to? Also, what do the two little lines near the top right do? Like in ジ? What effect does it have for the things it attaches to? ありがとございます！
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- Anonymous9 years agoFavorite Answer
The Dakuten is only relevant to the "h" characters (ha, hi, ho, fu, he). The "two lines" you described are another part of the syllabary. What they do is change certain sounds of characters.
Ha become Ba,
Ta becomes Da,
Sa becomes Za,
Ka becomes Ga.
This applies to all characters in those groups, so all "H"'s become "B"s when they have the two lines.
*To Belie's answer, S only becomes J in the case of Shi(し). All other S characters become Z.*
Source(s): I'm learning Japanese. *This should be helpful for you http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakuten* - BelieLv 79 years ago
Dakuten changes H to a P sound. It is only used with ha, hi, fu, he, ho characters.
Tenten (") harden the sound. K becomes G, H becomes B, T becomes D, S becomes J.
