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U+3085, ゅ
HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL YU

[U+3084]
Hiragana
[U+3086]

Japanese

Combining form

  1. Small combining form of hiragana (yu) used in 拗音 (yōon) morae that end in u, such as しゅ (shu), ちゅ (chu), and きゅ (kyu). Historically not distinguished from full-size version.

Related terms

  • (small ya)
  • (small yo)
  • (katakana small yu)
  • (full-size yu)

See also