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U+303B, 〻
VERTICAL IDEOGRAPHIC ITERATION MARK

[U+303A]
CJK Symbols and Punctuation
[U+303C]

Chinese

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Alternative forms

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  • (in horizontal writing)

Iteration mark

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  1. (in vertical writing, informal) An iteration mark denoting the repetition of the previous hanzi.

Usage notes

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(usually appearing as ) is used in casual writing to represent a doubled character in vertical writing, but is never used in formal writing or printed matter.

Japanese

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  • (in horizontal writing)

Pronunciation

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Iteration mark

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  1. (in vertical writing, now rare) An iteration mark denoting the repetition of the previous kanji; the repeated character does not necessarily have the same pronunciation as the first due to rendaku.

References

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