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N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
連濁euphonic change of unvoiced to voiced sound (on the first consonant of the non-initial mora of a compound)
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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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国語の授業で連濁について習う。
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)}
連濁は合成語を発するときに起きる現象だ。
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)}
合成語の語頭の清音が濁音に変わる現象が連濁です。
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)}
連濁が発生するメカニズムについて言語学の授業で学んだ。
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)}
国語の授業で連濁が発生する複合語を考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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