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Japanese: 感嘆符 - かんたんふ

〘noun〙 The exclamation mark "!" that expresses emotion such as emotion, surprise, anger, and emphasis. It is mainly used at the end of a sentence. Originally a symbol used in Western languages. Exclamation mark. *From Ishizaka Yojiro's "Ishinaka Sensei Gyojyo -ki " (1949-50), an exclamation point that reads, "It was funny, like he had forced a big exclamation point on me." [Additional note] The exclamation mark "!" began to be used around 1887 by Futabatei Shimei, Ozaki Koyo, Yamada Bitome, and others.

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Japanese:

〘名〙感動、驚き、怒り、強調などの感情を表わす「！」の符号。主として文の末尾に用いる。元来は欧文に用いる符号。エクスクラメーションマーク。※石中先生行状記（1949‐50）〈石坂洋次郎〉一部「大きな感嘆符(カンタンフ)を押しつけたやうで可笑しかった」[補注]「！」の符号は、明治二〇年（一八八七）ごろから二葉亭四迷、尾崎紅葉、山田美妙などによって使われはじめた。

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