ゔ

See also: う

ゔ U+3094, ゔ
HIRAGANA LETTER VU
Composition:う [U+3046] + ◌゙ [U+3099]
← ん
[U+3093]
Hiragana ゕ →
[U+3095]

Japanese

Stroke order
4 strokes

Etymology

The hiragana character う (u) with a dakuten (゛). The hiragana ゔ, ゕ and ゖ were introduced for hiragana-katakana correspondence with ヴ, ヵ and ヶ in the Japanese input method in Fujitsu OASYS[1] and then registered in JIS X 0213.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vɯ̟ᵝ]
  • IPA(key): [bɯ̟ᵝ] (some speakers, especially older people)

Syllable

ゔ • (vu) 

  1. (rare) The hiragana syllable ゔ (vu). Its equivalent in katakana is ヴ (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, [bɯ̟ᵝ].

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
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