ku-shaped iteration mark
A vertical-writing iteration mark shaped like the hiragana く, used to indicate repetition of two or more preceding characters. Also known as 踊り字 (odoriji).
See also: 踊り字
In old documents written vertically, the ku-shaped iteration mark was used to indicate repetition.
Compound of く (the hiragana character) + の (possessive particle) + 字 (character) + 点 (mark), literally 'the mark shaped like the character く'.