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- IPA(key): [va̠]
- IPA(key): [ba̠] (some speakers, especially older people)
わ゙ • (va)
- (rare) The hiragana syllable わ゙ (va). Its equivalent in katakana is ヷ (va).
- This is a relatively recent addition to kana usage to represent the non-native sound va. As such, this is only found in borrowed words. Many speakers, especially older people, may pronounce this more as ba, [ba̠].
