𛅦
See also: ヲ
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Hokkien
Etymology
The katakana character ヲ in small form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oʔ/
Letter
𛅦 (-oh)
- (Taiwanese Hokkien) Small combining form of Taiwanese Kana ヲ (o) having used to mark the syllable ending /-oʔ/, which only appears after several Kana belonging to the section i or u in the gojūon table.
See also
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| アァア゙ | カヵガカ゚カ̣ | サザサ゚サ̅サ̣̅ | タダタ゚タ̣ | ナナ゙ | ハㇵバパパ̣ | マ | ヤャ | ラㇻラ゚ | ワヮヷ | ン𛅧ン゙ |
| イィイ゙イ゚ィ゚ | キギキ゚キ̣ | シㇱジシ゚ | チヂチ゚チ̣チ̅チ̣̅ | ニニ゙ | ヒㇶビピピ̣ | ミ | 𛄠 | リㇼリ゚ | ヰ𛅤ヸ | |
| ウゥヴゥ゙ウ゚ウ̅ゥ̅ | クㇰグㇰ゙ク゚ㇰ゚ク̣ | スㇲズㇲ゙ス゚ | ツッヅツ゚ツ̣ツ̅ツ̣̅ | ヌㇴヌ゙ | フㇷブプㇷ゚プ̣ | ムㇺ | ユュ | ルㇽル゚ | 𛄢 | |
| エェエ゙ [𛀀] | ケヶゲケ゚ケ̣ | セゼセ゚セ̅セ̣̅ | テデテ゚テ̣ | ネネ゙ | ヘㇸベペペ̣ | メ | エ / 𛄡 | レㇾレ゚ | ヱ𛅥ヹ | |
| オォオ゙オ̅ォ̅ | コ𛅕ゴコ゚コ̣コ̅ | ソゾソ゚ソ̅ソ̣̅ | トㇳドㇳ゙ト゚ト̣ト̅ | ノノ゙ | ホㇹボポポ̣ | モ | ヨョ | ロㇿロ゚ | ヲヺ | |
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Halfwidth katakana characters
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Taiwanese kana tone signs
𚿰
𚿱 𚿲 𚿳 𚿵 𚿶 𚿷 𚿸 𚿹 𚿺 𚿻 𚿽 𚿾 | ||||||||||
| Additional symbols: ーヽヾヽ゚ヿ | ||||||||||
Japanese
Etymology
Small form of the katakana character ヲ (wo).
Combining form
𛅦
- Small combining form of katakana ヲ (wo) used in the 拗音 (yōon) morae ク𛅦 (kwo) and グ𛅦 (gwo). Historically it was not distinguished from the full-size version; it is primarily used to transcribe foreign loanwords containing the sound.
Usage notes
- The katakana syllabary is used primarily for transcription of foreign language words into Japanese and the writing of gairaigo (loan words), as well as to represent onomatopoeias, technical and scientific terms, and the names of plants, animals, and minerals. It is also occasionally used in some words for emphasis, or to ease reading; katakana may be preferred for words becoming buried in the text if they are written under their canonical form in hiragana. Names of Japanese companies, as well as certain Japanese language words such as colloquial terms, are also sometimes written in katakana rather than the other systems. Formerly, female first names would often be written in katakana.
- This kana is rarely used, with ォ seeing more use.