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See also:

U+3094, ゔ
HIRAGANA LETTER VU
Composition: [U+3046] + ◌゙ [U+3099]

Hiragana

Japanese

Stroke order
4 strokes

Etymology

The hiragana character (u) with a dakuten (). The hiragana , and were introduced for hiragana-katakana correspondence with , and in the Japanese input method in Fujitsu OASYS and then registered in JIS X 0213.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • IPA(key): (some speakers, especially older people)

Syllable

(vu

  1. (rare) The hiragana syllable (vu). Its equivalent in katakana is (vu).

Usage notes

  • This is a relatively recent addition to kana usage to represent the non-native sound vu. As such, this is only found in borrowed words. Many speakers, especially older people, may pronounce this more as bu, .

See also

References

  1. ^ ooooasys, 2008-08-16
  2. ^ Katsumi Kokoma, message on 「ヴ」のひらがな(道浦俊彦), Kotoba Kaigishitsu, 2000-05-16