30th June 2008, 11:26 PM
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ANGEL'S SONG H-Initiate
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Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Anaheim, California
Posts: 35,493
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Originally Posted by Melrose
@th:
Well in your quote it said "marks a long vowel in katakana" so I figured it'd be different in Hiragana.
Is it a problem that I ask a lot of questions? o___O
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 Maybe. :p
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Hiragana usually spells long vowels with the addition of a second vowel kana. The chōon (vowel extender mark) (ー) used in katakana is rarely used with hiragana, for example in the word らーめん, ramen, but this usage is considered non-standard.
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