ゔ
See also: う
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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): [bɯ̟ᵝ]
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. Older speakers may pronounce this more as /bu/, [bɯᵝ].
See also
References
- ooooasys, 2008-08-16
- Katsumi Kokoma, message on 「ヴ」のひらがな(道浦俊彦), Kotoba Kaigishitsu, 2000-05-16
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