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U+203B, ※
REFERENCE MARK

[U+203A]
General Punctuation
[U+203C]

Japanese

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Glyph origin

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Likely derived from the (rice, uncooked rice) character.[1] Used on signage for rice sellers.[1]

Punctuation mark

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  1. similar in function to an asterisk or bullet point

Usage notes

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In Japanese, it is called the 米印 (komejirushi, literally rice mark, rice symbol) because it looks like (kome), the kanji for uncooked rice.

See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Punctuation mark

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  1. A reference mark used at the beginning of a note.

Usage notes

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Known variously in Korean as the 참고표(參考標) (reference mark) or 당구장표(撞球場標) (billiard-table mark).

Urdu

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Punctuation mark

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  1. A character used to separate paragraphs.