ぅ - Japanese

Combining form

  1. Small combining form of hiragana (u) used to explicitly specify the vowel part of the previous hiragana character, or to show a speaker's pronunciation or extension of that vowel.
    • - the sound [du] rather than [do] () or [(d)zu] ()
    • です - specifies that the final u in です (desu) should not be silent
    • ですぅぅぅ - specifies that the final u in です (desu) should be very long

Usage notes

  • See usage notes of .
  • (katakana small u)
  • (full-size u)
Meaning and Definition of ぅ
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