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U+308E, ゎ
HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL WA

[U+308D]
Hiragana
[U+308F]

Japanese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Small form of the hiragana character (wa).

Combining form[edit]

 

  1. Small combining form of hiragana (wa) used in the archaic 拗音 (yōon) morae くゎ (kwa) and ぐゎ (gwa), for instance in the name くゎんおん (Kwan'on). Historically it was not distinguished from the full-size version; in modern language the sound has generally simplified to (ka) or (ga).

Related terms[edit]

  • (katakana small wa)
  • (full-size wa)

See also[edit]

The Hiragana script
か゚ ら゚ わ゙
き゚ 𛀆 り゚ 𛅐ゐ゙
く゚ る゚ 𛄟
け゚ 𛀁 れ゚ 𛅑ゑ゙
こ゚ ろ゚ 𛅒を゙
Additional symbols