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This page lists Japanese typographic symbols which are not included in kana or kanji. Japanese writing Kanji 漢字 Kana 仮名 Hiragana 平仮名 Katakana 片仮名 Manyogana 万葉仮名 Uses Furigana 振り仮名 Okurigana 送り仮名 Rōmaji ローマ字 For other meanings of Kana, see Kana (disambiguation). ... Japanese writing Kanji Kana Hiragana Katakana Hentaigana Manyogana Uses Furigana Okurigana Rōmaji Kanji (Japanese: ) are the Chinese characters that are used in the modern Japanese logographic writing system along with hiragana (平仮名), katakana (片仮名), and the arabic numerals. ...


The links in the Unicode column lead to the Unihan database. Because of technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... The Unihan Database is an online database which aims to provide information about each Han character of the Universal Character Set. ...

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Repetition marks

Main article: Iteration mark Iteration marks (Jp. ...

Symbol JIS code Unicode name or names Usage
2139 3005 noma (ノマ)

kuma
kurikaeshi (繰り返し)
dō no jiten (同の字点)

Kanji repetition mark.
2138 4EDD dō no jiten (同の字点)

Kanji repetition mark. Iteration marks (Jp. ... Iteration marks (Jp. ...

2152 30FD katakanagaeshi (かたかながえし)

kurikaeshi (くりかえし)

Katakana iteration mark.
2153 30FE katakanagaeshi (かたかながえし)

kurikaeshi (くりかえし) This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Iteration marks (Jp. ...

Katakana iteration mark with a dakuten.
2154 309D hiraganagaeshi (ひらがながえし)

kurikaeshi (くりかえし) Dakuten (濁点), colloquially ten-ten (dot dot), is a diacritic sign most often used in the Japanese kana syllabaries to indicate that the consonant of a syllable should be pronounced voiced. ...

Hiragana iteration mark. For example はは (haha) could be written はゝ.
2136 309E hiraganagaeshi (ひらがながえし)

kurikaeshi Japanese writing Kanji 漢字 Kana 仮名 Hiragana 平仮名 Katakana 片仮名 Uses Furigana 振り仮名 Okurigana 送り仮名 Rōmaji ローマ字 Hiragana ) are a Japanese syllabary, one of the four Japanese writing systems, along with katakana, kanji and rōmaji (i. ...

Hiragana iteration mark. For example はば (haba) could be written はゞ.
2137 3003

nonoten (ノノ点)

Ditto mark. It is called nonoten because it looks like two katakana nos)
NONE 3031 Kana vertical repetition mark.
NONE 3032 Kana vertical repetition mark with dakuten.

NONE 3033 (top), 3035 (bottom) kunojiten (くの字点) Repetition mark used in vertical writing. It means repeat the previous two or more kana.

Nihongo (meaning Japanese language), written vertically in kanji Yokogaki (横書き, horizontal writing, also known as yokogumi, 横組み) and tategaki (縦書き, vertical writing, also known as tategumi, 縦組み) are two forms of Japanese writing. ...

NONE 3034 (top), 3035 (bottom) kunojiten (くの字点) This is the kunojiten mark with dakuten.
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Dakuten (濁点), colloquially ten-ten (dot dot), is a diacritic sign most often used in the Japanese kana syllabaries to indicate that the consonant of a syllable should be pronounced voiced. ...

Brackets and quotation marks (kakko (括弧)

Symbol JIS code Unicode name or names Usage
「」 2156, 2157 300C

300D See parenthesis for an account of the rhetorical concept from which the name of the punctuation mark is derived. ...

kagi (鉤, "hook")

kagikakko (鉤括弧, "hook brackets")

These are the usual Japanese quotation marks.
『』 2158, 2159 300E

300F

kagi (鉤)

nijūkagikakko (二重鉤括弧, "double hook brackets")

Japanese version of double quotes, often used when indicating a book title.
() 2169, 216A pāren (パーレン)

kakko (括弧)
marugakko (丸括弧, "round brackets")
shōkakko (しょう括弧)

The word pāren is said to be an abbreviation of the German word for parentheses, although modern German uses the word "Klammer" for this symbol.
〔〕 216C, 216E 3014

3015

kikkō (亀甲, "tortoise shell") Used to insert comments into quoted text.
[] 216D, 216E kakko

kagikakko (かぎかっこ)

{} 216F, 2170 burēsu (ブレース, "brace")

namikakko (波括弧, "wave brackets")
nakakakko (中括弧, "middle brackets")

〈〉 2171, 2172 3008

3009

kakko

yamakakko (山括弧, "hill brackets")
gyume (ギュメ)
yamagata (山がた)

The name gyume is a Japanese version of guillemets.
《》 2173, 2174 300A

300B Also called angle quotes, guillemets (<< or >>) are line segments, pointed as if arrows. ...

kakko

nijūyamakakko (二重山括弧, "double hill brackets")
nijūgyume (二重ギュメ)
nijūyamagata (二重山がた)

【】 2179, 217A 3010, 3011 kakko

sumitsukikakko (すみつきかっこ)

Used in headings, for example in dictionary definitions.
〖〗 None 3016

3017

〘〙 None 3018

3019

〚〛 None 301A

301B

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Phonetic marks (hatsuonkigō (発音記号)

Symbol JIS code Unicode name or names Usage
2443 3063 sokuon (促音) Doubles the sound of the next consonant. For example, "かた"/kata/ becomes "かった"/kat:a/
213C 30FC chōon (長音)

bōsen (棒線) Japanese writing Kanji Kana Hiragana Katakana Hentaigana Manyogana Uses Furigana Okurigana Rōmaji The sokuon (Japanese: ) is a Japanese symbol consisting of a small hiragana or katakana tsu. ... Japanese writing Kanji 漢字 Kana 仮名 Hiragana 平仮名 Katakana 片仮名 Uses Furigana 振り仮名 Okurigana 送り仮名 Rōmaji ローマ字 Category The chōon ) or bōsen ) mark is a Japanese symbol which is used to indicate a long vowel, especially in katakana writing. ...

Indicates a lengthened vowel sound. Often used with katakana. The direction of writing depends on the direction of text. See yokogaki and tategaki.
212B 309B dakuten (濁点)


nigori (濁り)
tenten Nihongo (meaning Japanese language), written vertically in kanji Yokogaki (横書き, horizontal writing) and tategaki (縦書き, vertical writing) are two systems of Japanese writing. ... Dakuten (濁点), colloquially ten-ten (dot dot), is a diacritic sign most often used in the Japanese kana syllabaries to indicate that the consonant of a syllable should be pronounced voiced. ...

Used with hiragana or katakana to indicate a "voiced" sound. For example, this mark changes ta to da and shi to ji.
212C 309C handakuten (半濁点)

handaku (半濁) Dakuten (&#28609;&#28857;), colloquially ten-ten (dot dot), is a diacritic sign most often used in the Japanese kana syllabaries to indicate that the consonant of a syllable should be pronounced voiced. ...

Used with hiragana or katakana to indicate a change from a hahihuheho sound to a papipupepo sound.
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Punctuation marks (kutōten 句読点)

Symbol JIS code Unicode name or names Usage
2123 3002 kuten (句点, "sentence point", period)

maru (丸, "small ball")

Marks the end of a sentence. Japanese equivalent of a full stop or period.
2122 3001 tōten (読点, "reading point") Japanese equivalent of a comma.
2126 30FB nakaguro (中黒, "middle black")

potsu (ぽつ)
nakaten (中点, "middle point")

Used to separate items in lists and show the beginning and end of foreign words.
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Other special marks

Symbol JIS code Unicode name or names Usage
213A 3006 shime (しめ) This character is used to write shime in

shimekiri (deadline) etc.

2141 301C nyoro (にょろ)

naishi (ないし)
nami (波, "wave")
kara (から)

Used in "to from" constructions in Japanese, such as 月〜金曜日 "from Monday to Friday".

In horizontal writing and on computers, the fullwidth tilde ~ (Unicode FF5E) is often substituted.

8163 2026 tensen (点線, "dot line")


santen rīda (三点リーダ)

A line of dots.
30F6 A simplified version of the kanji 箇, most commonly used in indicating a period of months (example: 一ヶ月, one month) or in place names
NONE NONE bōten (傍点, "side dot")


wakiten (脇点)

Adding these dots to the sides of characters emphasizes the character in question. It is the Japanese equivalent of the use of italics for emphasis in English.
21A6 203B kome (米, "rice")


komejirushi (米印, "rice symbol")

This symbol is used in notes (chū, 注). See also jekai's page about komejirushi.
2196 FF0A hoshijirushi (星印, "star symbol")


asuterisuku (アステリスク, asterisk)

This symbol is used in notes (chū, 注). See also jekai's page about komejirushi.
NONE 303D ioriten (庵点) This mark is used to show the start of a singer's part of a song. For more details, see jeKai's page on the ioriten.
222E 3013 geta kigō (ゲタ記号) The name is from geta, a type of Japanese shoe. It is used when a character cannot be displayed on a computer.
2276 266A onpu (音符) Used much like an emoticon in informal text to indicate a singsong tone of voice or a playful attitude.
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Geta (&#19979;&#39364;) is a pair of Japanese raised wooden clogs worn with traditional Japanese garments, such as the kimono. ... An emoticon, also called a smiley, is a sequence of ordinary printable characters, such as :-), xD, d:), -_-, (^_^), :-(, or a small image, intended to represent a human facial expression and convey an emotion. ...

Organization-specific symbols

Symbol JIS code Unicode name or names Usage
2229 3012 yūbin (郵便) Used to indicate post offices on maps, and printed before postcodes. See also Japanese addressing system and Japan Post.
3036 Variant postal mark in a circle.
3020 Variant postal mark with a face.
None 3004 jisumāku (ジスマーク, "JIS mark")


nihon kougyou kikaku (日本工業規格, JIS) 〒 is the mark for the Japanese 郵便マーク (yuubin mark) or postal zip code mark. ... The Japanese addressing system is used to identify a specific location in Japan. ... Logo Japan Post ) is a public corporation in Japan offering postal and package delivery services, banking services, and life insurance. ...

This mark on a product shows that it complies with a Japanese Industrial Standard.
24CD This mark on a music or print publication is used to indicate the last date at which the item must be sold at a fixed price under saihan seido, Japan's resale price maintenance system.[citation needed] Sometimes it is printed as just an uncircled "X".
24CE This mark on a music or print publication is used to indicate the first date at which the item must be sold at a fixed price under saihan seido, Japan's resale price maintenance system.[citation needed] It is typically the item's release date for music, or the publication date for print matter. On music releases, this mark may be absent, and the years 1984–1990 may be indicated by the letters "N", "I", "H", "O", "R", "E", and "C". Sometimes it is printed as just an uncircled "Y".
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Japanese Industrial Standards (JIS) specifies the standards used for industrial activities in Japan. ... Resale price maintenance is the practice whereby a manufacturer requires distributors of their product to sell at certain prices, or set a minimum price. ... Resale price maintenance is the practice whereby a manufacturer requires distributors of their product to sell at certain prices, or set a minimum price. ...

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