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Mysterious Japanese 濁点 (Dakuten) Quotation Marks — 2 Comments

  1. I think you pick up the meaning of the dakuten pretty fast because they are most often connected to very emotional scenes where the use is very easy to guess.

    So what are the black semi-pearls called? The ones for spelling out or emphasizing Kana.

    • I don’t know if this is their official name but I have heard them being called 強調点 (emphasis points).

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