ー

See also: 一
ー U+30FC, ー
KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARK
← ・
[U+30FB] 		Katakana ヽ →
[U+30FD]
ｰ U+FF70, ｰ
HALFWIDTH KATAKANA-HIRAGANA PROLONGED SOUND MARK
← ｯ
[U+FF6F] 		Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ｱ →
[U+FF71]

Japanese

Alternative forms

Syllable

ー (romaji ¯)

  1. The long-vowel mark, which marks a long vowel in katakana (and less commonly in hiragana) when placed after a syllable.

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