ゎ

See also: わ

ゎ U+308E, ゎ
HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL WA
← ろ
[U+308D] 		Hiragana わ →
[U+308F]

Japanese

Etymology

Small form of the hiragana character わ (wa).

Combining form

ゎ 

  1. Small combining form of hiragana わ (wa) used in the archaic 拗音 (yōon) morae くゎ (kwa) and ぐゎ (gwa), for instance in the name くゎんおん (Kwan'on). Historically it was not distinguished from the full-size version; in modern language the sound has generally simplified to か (ka) or が (ga).
  • ヮ (katakana small wa)
  • わ (full-size wa)

See also
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