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U+3094, ゔ
HIRAGANA LETTER VU
Composition: [U+3046] + ◌゙ [U+3099]

[U+3093]
Hiragana
[U+3095]

Japanese

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Stroke order
4 strokes

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Syllable

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(vu

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

Usage notes

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  • 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

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References

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  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