Words & dialect・Yamaguchi Place-Name Challenge

連濁 (rendaku)

Also known as: 連濁・rendaku

The change by which the first consonant of the second element of a compound becomes voiced (sakura + hana = sakurabana). The conditions are not uniform, and it is less likely when the word already contains a voiced sound. Even among place names, Murozumi voices while Murotsu does not.

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