tenten

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tenten

/ˈtɛntɛn/

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Borrowed from Japanese 点々(てんてん) (tenten, literally “dots”).

noun tentens · ten-ten · ten ten

colloquial A diacritic (゛) used with Japanese kana to mark a consonant as voiced.
Similar: nigori, dakuten

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"tenten." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tenten. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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tenten. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tenten

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"tenten." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tenten.

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@misc{tenten_2026,
  title = {tenten},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tenten},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}