ー

See also: 一

ー U+30FC, ー
KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARK
← ・
[U+30FB]
Katakana ヽ →
[U+30FD]
ー U+FF70, ー
HALFWIDTH KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARK
← ッ
[U+FF6F]
Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ア →
[U+FF71]

Japanese

Alternative forms

Glyph origin

Said to be from the right side of 引.

Combining form

ー 

  1. The long-vowel mark, which marks a long vowel in katakana (and less commonly in hiragana) when placed after a syllable.

Usage notes

Further reading

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