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を゙

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See also: and ゔぉ

Japanese

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Etymology

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The hiragana character (wo) with a dakuten ().

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [vo̞]
  • IPA(key): [bo̞] (some speakers, especially older people)

Syllable

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を゙ (vo

  1. (rare) The hiragana syllable を゙ (vo). Its equivalent in katakana is (vo).

Usage notes

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  • This is a relatively recent addition to kana usage to represent the non-native sound vo. As such, this is only found in borrowed words. Many speakers, especially older people, may pronounce this more as bo, [bo̞].

See also

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