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(linguistics) 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
.
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rendaku
Noun
uncountable
(linguistics)
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".
Japanese Meaning
日本語の複合語や接頭辞が付く語において、初め以外の部分の語の先頭子音が有声音に変わる現象。例えば、「ときどき」で /toki/ が /doki/ に変化する現象を指す。
Sense（1）
(linguistics)
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".
