For my second entry, I’ve decided to go more in depth on Iteration Marks. Something I actually didn’t know much about, they’re quite interesting and can be very useful.
Iteration marks are used when a character or word is being duplicated.
々 – Is known as a ノマ (Because it resembles katakana ノandマ). A ノマ is used for Kanji repetition marks.
Examples: (Similar Meaning)
人(Person) 人人 can be written as 人々(People)
山(Mountain) 山山 can be written as 山々(Many Mountains)
我(Our) われわれ can be written as 我々(Us)
Examples: (Altered Meaning)
個(Piece) 個個 can be written as 個々(Piece by Piece)
時(Time) 時時 can be written as 時々 (Sometimes)
翌日(Next Day) 翌翌日 can be written as 翌々日(“Next Next Day” – Two Days Later)
ゝ – Is known as a ひらがながえし it is used for Hiragana repetition marks.
ヽ – Is known as a かたかながえしit is used for Katakana repetition marks.
However for these, it’s just like normal Hiragana in the case of say: じじ would be じゞ and not じゝ. Make sure to be careful of this. In general only Kanji iteration marks are used in today’s society.
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ジョシュアくん
このジャーナルは、とてもおもしろいです。
これらのひょうげんをつかって、れいぶんを2つかいてみましょう。
（Write down two examples using these expressions.）
たとえば、
たくさんの人々がいます。
Wow, this is really interesting! I always wondered what the ノマ was called, but now I know!!!