ヴァva

Katakana — ヴァ

Extended V-row 3 strokes
Character
ヴァ

Usage Note

ヴ (う with a dakuten) was introduced specifically to capture the "v" sound that doesn't exist natively in Japanese. Many speakers and brands still substitute the b-row instead (e.g. バイオリン instead of ヴァイオリン), so you'll see both spellings in the wild.

Example Words

ヴァイオリン
vaiorin
Violin
ヴァンパイア
vanpaia
Vampire