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“Small kana used for diphthongs” in Japanese

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捨て仮名 sutegana すてがな

Small kana used for diphthongs in Japanese is “捨て仮名” (sutegana). Full meaning: small okurigana used with kanbun; small kana used for diphthongs (ya, yo, yu, i, etc.).

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