In Japanese, when a compound word is made out of two individual words, and the first consonant of the second word changes from a “clear sound” to a “fuzzy sound”, it is called “Rendaku”. For example, Edomae (江戸前) + sushi (寿司) changes to Edomaezushi (江戸前寿司). However, the correct pronunciation is only generalized among Japanese people, so in this book we chose the most commonly searched version of each compound word.
Examples of Rendaku (連濁):
Nigiri (握り) + sushi (寿司)→Nigirizushi (握り寿司)
Inari (稲荷) + sushi (寿司)→Inarizushi (稲荷寿司)
Masu (鱒) + sushi (寿司)→Masuzushi (鱒寿司)
Kaiten (回転) + sushi (寿司)→Kaitenzushi (回転寿司)
Kuro (黒) + tai (鯛)→Kurodai (黒鯛)
Ma (真) + tako (蛸)→Madako (真蛸)
Aka (赤) + kai (貝)→Akagai (赤貝)
Tori (鳥) + kai (貝)→Torigai (鳥貝)
Shiromi (白身) + sakana (魚)→Shiromizakana (白身魚)
We hope this information will be helpful.
Revision date: June 9, 2021