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- IPA(key): [ve̞]
- IPA(key): [be̞] (some speakers, especially older people)
ゑ゙ • (ve)
- (rare) The hiragana syllable ゑ゙ (ve). Its equivalent in katakana is ヹ (ve).
- 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].