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 Voiced consonant - Definition 

A voiced consonant is a sound made as the vocal cords vibrate, as opposed to a voiceless consonant, where the vocal cords are relaxed. Examples are:

Voiced   Voiceless
B        P
D        T
G        K
V        F
THem     THing
Z        S
pleaSure SHut

In Japanese, the voicing sign is a dakuten (゛). For historical (but not phonologically valid) reasons, the sign that turns h into p is called a handakuten, or half-voicing (゜).


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