ゔぉ

Japanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [vo̞]
• IPA^(key): [bo̞] (some speakers, especially older people)

Syllable

ゔぉ • (vo) 

1. The hiragana syllable ゔぉ (vo). Its equivalent in katakana is ヴォ (vo).

Usage notes

• This is a relatively recent addition to kana usage to represent the non-native sound vo. As such, this is only found in borrowed words. Many speakers, especially older people, may pronounce this more as bo, [bo̞].