濁点

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 濁点 (だくてん) is the two-dot voicing mark added to a kana character.
• Basic usage: 平仮名に濁点を付ける adds the mark to a character; 濁点を書き忘れる omits the small symbol.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The two-dot voicing mark
  • 濁点 is the two-dot mark placed at the upper right of a kana to make its consonant voiced, as in か becoming が. It names the added mark, not the whole character.