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Japanese
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ウ段
宇段
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Etymology
う (u) + 段 (“grade”)
Pronunciation
Noun
う段 • (udan)
- (phonology, orthography, grammar) the third and middle-graded column of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the nine kana う/ウ (u), く/ク (ku), す/ス (su), つ/ツ (tsu), ぬ/ヌ (nu), ふ/フ (fu), む/ム (mu), ゆ/ユ (yu) and る/ル (ru), and sometimes additionally 𛄟 (𛄟)/𛄢 (wu)
- Synonym: う列
- Coordinate terms: あ段, い段, え段, お段
