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ヰ

ヰ
Wi component
From Lesson 78:Writing kanji 8·Japanese

Breakdown of ヰ

Wi
ヰ component

ヰ is an obsolete katakana character, previously used to represent the sound wi.

Now, the sound wi is represented by the digraph ウィ(Ui).

Though ヰ is not used as a katakana character anymore, it does appear as a component in multiple Kanji.

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