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See also: ⁜, ፠, and 𠂭

※ U+203B, ※
REFERENCE MARK
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Japanese

Glyph origin

Likely derived from the 米 (“rice, uncooked rice”) character.[1] Used on signage for rice sellers.[1]

Punctuation mark

※

  1. similar in function to an asterisk or bullet point

Usage notes

In Japanese, it is called the 米印 (komejirushi, literally “rice mark, rice symbol”) because it looks like 米 (kome), the kanji for uncooked rice.

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Punctuation mark

※

  1. A reference mark used at the beginning of a note.

Usage notes

Known variously in Korean as the 참고표(參考標) (chamgopyo( 參考標 ), “reference mark”) or 당구장표(撞球場標) (danggujangpyo( 撞球場標 ), “billiard-table mark”).

Urdu

Punctuation mark

※ • ()

  1. A character used to separate paragraphs.
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