く゚
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Japanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The character く with a handakuten.
Pronunciation
[edit]Syllable
[edit]- (nonstandard, linguistics) The hiragana syllable く゚ (ngu). Its equivalent in katakana is ク゚ (ngu).
Usage notes
[edit][ŋ] is an allophonic variation of /ɡ/ in Japanese; this phenomenon is known as 鼻濁音 (bidakuon, “nasal voiced sound”). This character is not used in standard Japanese, but instead for distinction between the two allophonic variations by Japanese linguists.