感嘆符(かんたんふ)

かんたんふ
noun
exclamation mark
language
1. exclamation mark (!)
The punctuation mark ！, used for surprise, emphasis, or strong feeling. Not part of standard Japanese punctuation in formal writing, but common in informal writing, manga, and advertising.
文末(ぶんまつ)に感嘆符(かんたんふ)をつける。
To put an exclamation mark at the end of the sentence.
論文(ろんぶん)では感嘆符(かんたんふ)を使(つか)わない。
You don't use exclamation marks in academic papers.
彼女(かのじょ)のメールは感嘆符(かんたんふ)だらけで、読(よ)んでいるだけで元気(げんき)が出(で)る。
Her emails are full of exclamation marks, and just reading them cheers me up.

From 感嘆(かんたん) (exclamation, admiration) + 符(ふ) (mark). In everyday speech people usually say ビックリマーク or エクスクラメーションマーク.

Common collocations

  • 感嘆符(かんたんふ)をつける: to add an exclamation mark
  • 感嘆符(かんたんふ)と疑問符(ぎもんふ): exclamation and question marks

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 疑問符(ぎもんふ) (question mark)
Compare: 句読点(くとうてん) (the Japanese period and comma)
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