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What is the 々character actually called? - Sevenhelmets - 2008-06-10
Just a quick question - what is the 々 character actually called in Japanese? For example if I want to type it in my IME keyboard, what do I have to type to get it?
And for those wondering how I got it in this post in the first place, I copied and pasted it from Tae Kim's website, where for the first time I learnt why some sentences had a random katakana looking character in the middle .....
What is the 々character actually called? - Jarvik7 - 2008-06-10
It's called 同上記号 (どうじょうきごう - ditto mark) and you shouldn't ever really have to enter it by itself. When you enter a word that can be written with it, it should be listed in the IME.
ex:
ときどきー＞時々
ひとびとー＞人々
What is the 々character actually called? - Sevenhelmets - 2008-06-10
Awesome, thank you for such a comprehensive answer
What is the 々character actually called? - nolusu - 2008-06-10
it is also called ノマ点 (nomaten) because it looks like the concatenation of the kanas no and ma
What is the 々character actually called? - nac_est - 2008-06-10
I didn't know the etymology given by nolusu, it's a good way to remember it. Entering "noma" with the IME does give me 々.
What is the 々character actually called? - tummai - 2008-06-10
It also has katakana and hiragana versions, although you see it very rarely. いすゞ (Isuzu) is one common case. See here for more information.
What is the 々character actually called? - Katsuo - 2008-06-10
記号の読み方辞典
This dictionary of symbols may be useful occasionally.
What is the 々character actually called? - Sevenhelmets - 2008-06-10
Katsuo Wrote:記号の読み方辞典*Runs off to bookmark the site*
This dictionary of symbols may be useful occasionally.
Thanks for that also, could be quite handy in the future.
What is the 々character actually called? - playadom - 2008-06-10
tummai Wrote:It also has katakana and hiragana versions, although you see it very rarely. いすゞ (Isuzu) is one common case. See here for more information.How funny, I was just looking at this last night! It's those vertical ditto marks that really get me. They look just like a giant ぐ！
What is the 々character actually called? - scout - 2008-06-10
@Katsuo: That link is awesome! Thanks for posting it!
What is the 々character actually called? - yukamina - 2008-06-10
tummai Wrote:It also has katakana and hiragana versions, although you see it very rarely. いすゞ (Isuzu) is one common case. See here for more information.Wow, that's great to know. A while a go people(not here) were talking about the book Kokoro and writing it こゝろ and I was really confused.