Wu (kana)
Wu is an obsolete Japanese hentaigana.[1] No katakana form is known to exist.
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| transliteration | wu | ||
| hiragana origin | 汙 | ||
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It is presumed that Wu would have represented [ɰɯ]. Along with 𛀆 and 𛀁 (Yi and Ye respectively), the syllable Wu has no official kana, as these syllable do not occur in native Japanese words. 𛀆 and Wu have never occurred as syllables in Japanese, and 𛀁 was merged with え and エ.
Wu does not have a Unicode character.
References
- Iannacone, Jake (2020). "Reply to The Origin of Hiragana /wu/ 平仮名のわ行うの字源に対する新たな発見"
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