how often are repeat marks like "ゝ" used today?
I just saw this for the first time today after reading Japanese for many years while reading about Soseki's Kokoro and how the title was now read "こゝろ." I get the concept but I do not recall ever seeing it before... is it even still used?
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We don't use "ゝ" in Japanese modern life. For instance, in my case, I have never used that word in my entire life; however, we still use "々" instead of "ゝ" often.
e.g.
たま々 (incidentaly)
佐々木 (one's last name)
久々 (after a while)
早々 (early)
"々" and "ゝ" means exactly the same, and they are called "踊り字(odoriji)".
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I think nowadays only old people use it.
Using that repeat mark gives a flavor of old Japanese.
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Japanese don't use it in daily life.
However, it is sometimes used for Japanese novel.
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