ゔぇ

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ve̞]
  • IPA(key): [be̞] (some speakers, especially older people)

Syllable

ゔぇ • (ve) 

  1. The hiragana syllable ゔぇ (ve). Its equivalent in katakana is ヴェ (ve).

Usage notes

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