Small combining form of hiragana わ (wa) used in the archaic 拗音 (yōon) morae くゎ (kwa) and ぐゎ (gwa), for instance in the name くゎんおん (Kwan'on). Historically it was not distinguished from the full-size version; in modern language the sound has generally simplified to か (ka) or が (ga).

indicates small round things, such as gemstones, fruit, stones, tears

fear, misgiving / sadness, gloom, sorrow

売れる: sell well / 熟れる: ripen

猛烈: extreme, strong, severe

猛烈: being extreme, being strong, fierceness

黄連, 黄蓮: Coptis japonica

嬉し泣き: crying for happiness

嬉し泣き: to cry for happiness

Gotō Islands (an archipelago in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan)