圏点

See also: 圈点 and 圈點

Japanese

Kanji in this term
圏	点
けん Grade: S	てん Grade: 2
kan'on

Alternative spelling
圈點 (kyūjitai)

Examples

春(はる)美(み)ちゃんもしかしてフラメンコと勘(かん)違(ちが)いしてない？
Harumi-chan moshi ka shite FURAMENKO to kanchigai shite nai?
Harumi-chan, are you confusing them with FLAMENCO?

本(ほん)当(とう)にお嬢(じょう)様(さま)は手(て)の届(とど)かない存(そん)在(ざい)でした
Hontō ni o-jō-sama wa TE NO TODOKA NAI sonzai deshita
In actuality, Miss was always somewhere I COULD NEVER REACH.

「足(あし)腰(こし)をきたえてあいつをぶん投(な)げてみたかったんだ」
“Ashikoshi o kitaete AITSU o bunnagete mita kattan da”
“I trained my legs ‘cos I wanted to beat HIM in wrestling”

Etymology

圏 (“circle; enclosure”) +‎ 点 (“dot; point”), specifically an unfilled circle (◦ or ○).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けんてん [kèńtéń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) けんてん [kèńtéꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]^[3]
(Tokyo) けんてん [kéꜜǹtèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kẽ̞ntẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

圏(けん)点(てん) • (kenten)

(obsolete, orthography) synonym of 半濁点 (handakuten)
- 1905 June, 黃山片岡, “半濁音の符 [Noting Semi-Muddy Sounds]”, in 黃山著作集, Saitama: Suharaya, page 26:
  
  半(はん)濁(だく)音(おん)は、假(か)字(な)の右(みぎ)肩(かた)に一(いっ)箇(こ)の圈(けん)點(てん)（゜）を附(ふ)して、半(はん)濁(だく)音(おん)の符(ふ)となす、次(つ)ぎの例(れい)を見(み)る可(べ)し、
  Handakuon wa, kana no migikata ni ikko no kenten () o fushite, handakuon no fu to nasu, tsugi no rei o miru beshi,
  A ‘semi-muddy sound’ is noted by attaching a circle (゜) to the right shoulder of a kana, as seen in the following examples,
(typography) an emphasis point, a dot or similar mark attached to a character to display emphasis
Synonyms: 傍点 (bōten), 脇点 (wakiten)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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[SMK5-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[DJR-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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