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N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

連濁(れんだく)euphonic change of unvoiced to voiced sound (on the first consonant of the non-initial mora of a compound)

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

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      rendaku, sequential voicing, in Japanese, an unvoiced sound becoming voiced when it is the initial consonant of the non-initial portion of a compound or prefixed word

      e.g. はな (花) + ひ (火) → はなび (花火)

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    連濁 【れんだく】

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      国語(こくご)授業(じゅぎょう)連濁(れんだく)について(なら)う。

      I learn about the euphonic change of unvoiced to voiced sound (on the first consonant of the non-initial mora of a compound) in my Japanese language class. {euphonic change of unvoiced to voiced sound (on the first consonant of the non-initial mora of a compound)}

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      連濁(れんだく)合成(ごうせい)()(はっ)するときに()きる現象(げんしょう)だ。

      Rendaku is a phenomenon that occurs when pronouncing compound words, manifesting as a euphonic change of unvoiced to voiced sound on the first consonant of the non-initial mora of a compound. {euphonic change of unvoiced to voiced sound (on the first consonant of the non-initial mora of a compound)}

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      合成(ごうせい)()語頭(ごとう)清音(せいおん)濁音(だくおん)()わる現象(げんしょう)連濁(れんだく)です。

      The phenomenon of the euphonic change of unvoiced to voiced sound on the first consonant of the non-initial mora of a compound in compound words is known as rendaku. {euphonic change of unvoiced to voiced sound (on the first consonant of the non-initial mora of a compound)}

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      連濁(れんだく)発生(はっせい)するメカニズムについて言語(げんご)(がく)授業(じゅぎょう)(まな)んだ。

      I learned about the mechanism of euphonic change of unvoiced to voiced sound (on the first consonant of the non-initial mora of a compound) in my linguistics class. {euphonic change of unvoiced to voiced sound (on the first consonant of the non-initial mora of a compound)}

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      国語(こくご)授業(じゅぎょう)連濁(れんだく)発生(はっせい)する複合語(ふくごうご)(かんが)えるアクティビティをした。

      In the Japanese language class, we conducted an activity where we thought of compound words where euphonic change of unvoiced to voiced sound occurs on the first consonant of the non-initial mora. {euphonic change of unvoiced to voiced sound (on the first consonant of the non-initial mora of a compound)}

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