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Meaning of rendaku | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

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In the Japanese language, a phenomenon which governs the voicing of the initial consonant of the non-initial portion of a compound or prefixed word. An example is 時々 (ときどき, tokidoki), where the second, iterative element "-toki" becomes "-doki" and 折り紙 (おりがみ, origami) where the word 紙 (かみ, kami; paper) becomes "gami".

uncountable

Equivalents

日本語 連濁
한국어 연탁
Русский рэнда́ку

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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