Wave Dash
- Main Japanese article: 波ダッシュ
| Symbol | Unicode | JIS X 0213 | Encoding |
|---|---|---|---|
| 〜 | U+301C | 1-1-33 | 〜 |
The wave dash 〜 (波ダッシュ, nami dasshu?, wave dash) resembles a lengthened tilde.
Uses in Japanese include:
- To indicate ranges (5時〜6時, from 5 o'clock to 6 o'clock; 東京〜大阪 Tokyo to Osaka). In such cases it may be read as ...kara...made (...から...まで)
- To separate a title from a subtitle on the same line; in English a colon is used for this purpose.
- To mark subtitles: 〜概要〜
- In pairs, in place of dashes or brackets: 〜〜答え〜〜
- To indicate origin: フランス〜 (from France)
- To indicate a long or drawn-out vowel (ですよね〜 or あ〜〜〜), usually for comic or cute effect
- To indicate or suggest that music is playing: ♬ 〜
- To suggest a ruled line: 〜〜〜〜〜 or 〜・〜・〜
Read more about this topic: Japanese Punctuation, Japanese Punctuation Marks
Famous quotes containing the words wave and/or dash:
“As the bird trims her to the gale,
I trim myself to the storm of time,
I man the rudder, reef the sail,
Obey the voice at eve obeyed in prime:
“Lowly faithful, banish fear,
Right onward drive unharmed;
The port, well worth the cruise, is near,
And every wave is charmed.””
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)