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, read as ''yori'', is a 
* kana ligature
In the Japanese writing system are ligatures in the kana writing system, both hiragana and katakana.
Kana such as and are not kana ligatures, but polysyllabic kana.
Hardly any kana ligatures or polysyllabic kana are represented in standard ch ...
– a typographic ligature
In writing and typography, a ligature occurs where two or more graphemes or letters are joined to form a single glyph. Examples are the characters æ and œ used in English and French, in which the letters 'a' and 'e' are joined for the first li ...
in the Japanese language – consisting of a combination of the hiragana graphs of (/yo/ ) and (/ri/ ), and thus represents their combined sound, より (/yori/ ) ''"from"''. It is drawn with two strokes. It is uncommon and found almost exclusively in vertical writing
Many East Asian scripts can be written horizontally or vertically. Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese Hán- Nôm and Korean scripts can be oriented along either axis, as they consist mainly of disconnected logographic or syllabic units, each occu ...
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See also
*Yo (kana)
よ, in hiragana or ヨ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. The hiragana is made in two strokes, while the katakana in three. Both represent Ri (kana)
Ri (hiragana: り, katakana: リ) is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represent one mora. Both are written with two strokes and both represent the sound . Both originate from the character 利. The Ainu language uses a small katakana ㇼ t ...
* Koto (kana)
Koto (hiragana: , katakana: ヿ) is one of the Japanese kana. It is a polysyllabic kana which represents two morae. Both the hiragana and katakana forms represent . is a combination (ligature) of the hiragana graphs of ko (こ) and to (と), ...
* Katakana
Specific kana
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When small and preceded by an -i kana, this kana represents ...Ri (kana)
Ri (hiragana: り, katakana: リ) is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represent one mora. Both are written with two strokes and both represent the sound . Both originate from the character 利. The Ainu language uses a small katakana ㇼ t ...
* Koto (kana)
Koto (hiragana: , katakana: ヿ) is one of the Japanese kana. It is a polysyllabic kana which represents two morae. Both the hiragana and katakana forms represent . is a combination (ligature) of the hiragana graphs of ko (こ) and to (と), ...
* Katakana
Specific kana
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When small and preceded by an -i kana, this kana represents ...Ri (kana)
Ri (hiragana: り, katakana: リ) is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represent one mora. Both are written with two strokes and both represent the sound . Both originate from the character 利. The Ainu language uses a small katakana ㇼ t ...
* Koto (kana)
Koto (hiragana: , katakana: ヿ) is one of the Japanese kana. It is a polysyllabic kana which represents two morae. Both the hiragana and katakana forms represent . is a combination (ligature) of the hiragana graphs of ko (こ) and to (と), ...
* Katakana
Specific kana
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