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rendaku

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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".

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 連濁 (rendaku, “sequential voicing”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 連濁 /连浊 (liánzhuó) — sequential voicing in Japanese
  • French: rendaku — sequential voicing in Japanese
  • French: voisement séquentiel — sequential voicing in Japanese
  • Japanese: 連濁 (rendaku) — sequential voicing in Japanese
  • Korean: 연탁 (yeontak) — sequential voicing in Japanese
  • Polish: rendaku — sequential voicing in Japanese
  • Romanian: rendaku — sequential voicing in Japanese
  • Russian: рэнда́ку (rɛndáku) — sequential voicing in Japanese