を゙

See also: を and ゔぉ

Japanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Syllable

を゙ • (vo) 

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

Usage notes

  • 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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