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〓
A geta mark is used as a substitute for an ideograph which is not available in the typing font. A geta is a type of Japanese shoe.
〾
Another substitute character that you occasionally see. Like the geta, it alerts the user that the intended character cannot be displayed on the computer or using the current font.
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This ‘ten sen’ or ‘dot line’ is used for ellipsis. In Japanese manga, the ellipsis by itself represents speechlessness. In writing, the ellipsis is often in two groups of three dots (six dots) which are used in a similar way as in English to donate missing or skipped text.
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This ‘closing mark’ is used frequently on signs to indicate that a shop is closed for business. The Japanese pronunciation is ‘shime’, (as used in the compound for ‘shut’ 締め切りshime kiri)
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