〜

unclassified

tilde symbol

Refers to the typographical symbol '〜'. In Japanese, it is commonly used to indicate a range (e.g., 10〜20) or a drawn-out sound (e.g., あ〜). The symbol itself is called チルダ or にょろ.

See also: チルダ · にょろ

• 会かい議ぎは10時じ〜12時じまでです。

  The meeting is from 10 to 12 o'clock.

• 「〜」はチルダと呼よばれる記き号ごうです。

  '〜' is a symbol called a tilde.