ゔぇ

Japanese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [be̞]

Syllable

ゔぇ (romaji ve)

  1. The hiragana syllable ゔぇ (ve). Its equivalent in katakana is ヴェ (ve).

Usage notes

This is a relatively recent addition to kana usage to represent the non-native sound ve. As such, this is only found in borrowed words. Many speakers, especially older people, may pronounce this more as /be/, [be̞].

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