What ꟴ means
It shows sokuon as a join between syllables.
Use ꟴ at a syllable boundary when the following consonant is lengthened. In this notation it replaces a hyphen used for an ordinary boundary, showing sokuon as a join rather than as a sound of its own.
A 1999 study of Japanese syllable concatenation used the raised Q as an operator joining adjacent syllables. Some descriptions treat sokuon as its own timing beat, called a mora, or as a segment; this analysis marks the join instead.
ꟴ vs Q: which one?
They represent different analyses of the same Japanese sound pattern.
Baseline Q can represent sokuon as a segment; ꟴ marks the syllable join in this notation. Use the form specified by the transcription system.
How do I type ꟴ?
Use hexadecimal Unicode input where your system supports it.
Windows and Linux use different hexadecimal entry sequences; support can vary by application.
Niche phonological notation; it signals an analysis of Japanese syllables.
Do not pronounce it as Q; it marks the boundary.
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1Why can ꟴ look different in another font?
It can. Fonts may draw ꟴ differently; if a font lacks the character, a missing-glyph box means the display is unavailable, not that the notation has changed.
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- superscript Q
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ꟴ\A7F4Codes and encoding1 code points
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