Kana Extended-B
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UNEXPLORED
Kana Extended-B is a Unicode block that contains additional Japanese kana characters used for specialized phonetic and historical writing systems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kana Extended-A | 1 |
| Kana Extended-B canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18564003 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kana Extended-B Context triple: [Kana Supplement, relatedBlock, Kana Extended-B]
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A.
Katakana
Katakana is one of the two main Japanese phonetic writing systems, primarily used for foreign words, onomatopoeia, emphasis, and technical or scientific terms.
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B.
Hiragana
Hiragana is a Japanese phonetic syllabary used primarily for native words, grammatical elements, and beginners’ reading and writing.
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C.
Hangul Jamo Extended-B
Hangul Jamo Extended-B is a Unicode block that contains additional archaic and rare Hangul jamo characters used for scholarly and historical representation of Korean script.
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D.
Hangul Jamo Extended-A
Hangul Jamo Extended-A is a Unicode block that contains additional archaic and extended Hangul jamo characters used for representing Old Korean and specialized orthographic forms.
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E.
Kana
Kana is the Japanese syllabic writing system comprising hiragana and katakana, used to represent native words, grammatical elements, and foreign terms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kana Extended-B Target entity description: Kana Extended-B is a Unicode block that contains additional Japanese kana characters used for specialized phonetic and historical writing systems.
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A.
Katakana
Katakana is one of the two main Japanese phonetic writing systems, primarily used for foreign words, onomatopoeia, emphasis, and technical or scientific terms.
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B.
Hiragana
Hiragana is a Japanese phonetic syllabary used primarily for native words, grammatical elements, and beginners’ reading and writing.
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C.
Hangul Jamo Extended-B
Hangul Jamo Extended-B is a Unicode block that contains additional archaic and rare Hangul jamo characters used for scholarly and historical representation of Korean script.
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D.
Hangul Jamo Extended-A
Hangul Jamo Extended-A is a Unicode block that contains additional archaic and extended Hangul jamo characters used for representing Old Korean and specialized orthographic forms.
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E.
Kana
Kana is the Japanese syllabic writing system comprising hiragana and katakana, used to represent native words, grammatical elements, and foreign terms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Kana Supplement block
linked to: Kana Extended-B