ж

Character	ж
Unicode name	CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ZHE
Cyrillic	U+0436

Translingual

Wikipedia

Cyrillic letter Ж ж (Ж ж), normal above, italics below.

Handwritten forms

Etymology

Possibly from the Glagolitic letter Ⰶ/ⰶ (, zhivete), and that possibly from two Hebrew shins ש, one placed above the other and with the lower one inverted.

Letter

ж (lower case, upper case Ж)

1. Lowercase Cyrillic letter zhe.

See also

• Search en.wiktionary.org for articles for beginning with: Ж, ж

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Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʐ/

Letter

ж (lower case, upper case Ж) (italics: Ж, ж)

1. The eighth letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet.

Usage notes

Its name is же (žɛ) and it sounds like the s in pleasure.

See also

It is preceded by Ё and followed by З.

Etymology 1

Particle

ж (ž)

1. Alternative form of же (že).

Etymology 2

Abbreviation

ж.

1. же́нский род m — feminine gender

Ж

1. же́нская (убо́рная) — ladies' room

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA: /ʒ/

Letter

ж (lower case, upper case Ж)

1. The 8th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic alphabet.

See also

• Previous letter: е
• Next letter: з

Etymology 2

Abbreviation of женски род

Abbreviation

ж m (Roman spelling ž‎)

1. (grammar) feminine gender

Synonyms

• ж.