ぉ


ぉ U+3049, ぉ
HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL O
← え
[U+3048]
Hiragana お →
[U+304A]

Japanese

Etymology

Small form of the hiragana character お (o).

Combining form

ぉ 

  1. Small combining form of hiragana お (o) used to explicitly specify the vowel part of the previous hiragana character, or to show a speaker's pronunciation or extension of that vowel.
    ふぉ - the sound [ɸo] rather than [ɸu] (ふ) or [ho] (ほ)
    しふぉん - transliteration of French chiffon

Usage notes

  • See usage notes of ぁ.
  • ォ (katakana small o)
  • お (full-size o)

See also

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