"ー" meaning in Japanese

See ー in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Combining form

Etymology: Said to be from the right side of 引. Etymology templates: {{l|ja|引}} 引, {{ja-l/helper|引||}} 引, {{ja-l|引}} 引 Head templates: {{ja-pos|combining form}} ー
  1. The long-vowel mark, which marks a long vowel in katakana (and less commonly in hiragana) when placed after a syllable. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: 〰 [emphatic], 〜
    Sense id: en-ー-ja-combining_form-UqmjWmAu Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for ー meaning in Japanese (1.2kB)

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    },
    {
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