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ゔぉ
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Japanese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Syllable
1.2.1
Usage notes
Japanese
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Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
[vo̞]
IPA
(
key
)
:
[bo̞]
(
some speakers, especially older people
)
Syllable
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ゔぉ
•
(
vo
)
The
hiragana
syllable
ゔぉ
(
vo
)
. Its equivalent in
katakana
is
ヴォ
(
vo
)
.
Usage notes
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This is a relatively recent addition to
kana
usage to represent the non-native sound
vo
. As such, this is only found in borrowed words. Many speakers, especially older people, may pronounce this more as
bo
,
[bo̞]
.