Braille pattern dots-236

6-dot braille cells
⠀	⠁	⠃	⠉	⠙	⠑	⠋	⠛	⠓	⠊	⠚	⠈	⠘
⠄	⠅	⠇	⠍	⠝	⠕	⠏	⠟	⠗	⠎	⠞	⠌	⠜
⠤	⠥	⠧	⠭	⠽	⠵	⠯	⠿	⠷	⠮	⠾	⠬	⠼
⠠	⠡	⠣	⠩	⠹	⠱	⠫	⠻	⠳	⠪	⠺	⠨	⠸
⠀	⠂	⠆	⠒	⠲	⠢	⠖	⠶	⠦	⠔	⠴	⠐	⠰

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The Braille pattern dots-236 ( ⠦ ) is a 6-dot braille cell with the middle left and both bottom dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the upper-middle left and both lower-middle dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+2826, and in Braille ASCII with the number 8.

Character information
Preview
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-236
Encodings	decimal	hex
Unicode	10278	U+2826
UTF-8	226 160 166	E2 A0 A6
Numeric character reference	⠦	⠦
Braille ASCII	56	38

Unified Braille

In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-236 is used to represent various punctuation, often coupled with Braille pattern dots-356 as an opening mark.^[1]

Table of unified braille values

French Braille	( (open parenthesis), er, "du"
English Braille	? (question mark), “ (opening quote)
English Contraction	his
German Braille	tt
Bharati Braille	? (question mark), “ (opening quote) ^[2]
IPA Braille	hook top, curly tail, loop modifier
Russian Braille	« (open quote)
Slovak Braille	( (open parenthesis)
Arabic Braille	ـٌ (tanwīn)
Thai Braille	๋ (tone 4)

^[1]

Other braille

Korean Braille	-t / ㅌ ^[1]
Mainland Chinese Braille	ang ^[1]
Taiwanese Braille	yue, -üe / ㄩㄝ, { (opening bracket)
Two-Cell Chinese Braille	p-
Nemeth Braille	8 ^[3]

Plus dots 7 and 8

Related to Braille pattern dots-236 are Braille patterns 2367, 2368, and 23678, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.

Character information
Preview
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2367		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-2368		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-23678
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	10342	U+2866	10406	U+28A6	10470	U+28E6
UTF-8	226 161 166	E2 A1 A6	226 162 166	E2 A2 A6	226 163 166	E2 A3 A6
Numeric character reference	⡦	⡦	⢦	⢦	⣦	⣦

	dots 2367	dots 2368	dots 23678
Gardner Salinas Braille^[4]	→ (right arrow)		[ (open bracket)

Related 8-dot kantenji patterns

In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 378, 1378, 3478, and 13478 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-236, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 0236, 2367, and 02367 are placed above the base 6-dot cell, instead of below, as in standard 8-dot braille.

Character information
Preview
Unicode name	BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-378		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-1378		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-3478		BRAILLE PATTERN DOTS-13478
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	10436	U+28C4	10437	U+28C5	10444	U+28CC	10445	U+28CD
UTF-8	226 163 132	E2 A3 84	226 163 133	E2 A3 85	226 163 140	E2 A3 8C	226 163 141	E2 A3 8D
Numeric character reference	⣄	⣄	⣅	⣅	⣌	⣌	⣍	⣍

Kantenji using braille patterns 378, 1378, 3478, or 13478

This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-236 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.

- 日

Variants and thematic compounds

- selector 4 + 日 = 旦
- selector 5 + 日 = 亘
- 日 + selector 1 = 白
- 日 + selector 4 = 旧
- 日 + selector 6 = 曰

Compounds of 日

- 龸 + 日 = 冥
- - し/巿 + 龸 + 日 = 幎
- - 日 + 龸 + 日 = 暝
- - 心 + 龸 + 日 = 榠
- - に/氵 + 龸 + 日 = 溟
- - め/目 + 龸 + 日 = 瞑
- - む/車 + 龸 + 日 = 螟
- よ/广 + 日 = 厚
- れ/口 + 日 = 唱
- 宿 + 日 = 宴
- し/巿 + 日 = 幟
- り/分 + 日 = 昌
- - な/亻 + り/分 + 日 = 倡
- - ふ/女 + り/分 + 日 = 娼
- - き/木 + り/分 + 日 = 椙
- - け/犬 + り/分 + 日 = 猖
- - 心 + り/分 + 日 = 菖
- け/犬 + 日 = 春
- - る/忄 + け/犬 + 日 = 惷
- - 心 + け/犬 + 日 = 椿
- - せ/食 + け/犬 + 日 = 鰆
- や/疒 + 日 = 智
- こ/子 + 日 = 暦
- く/艹 + 日 = 暮
- に/氵 + 日 = 潮
- ち/竹 + 日 = 簡
- い/糹/#2 + 日 = 織
- と/戸 + 日 = 者
- - ほ/方 + 日 = 屠
- - 日 + 日 = 暑
- - 火 + 日 = 煮
- - ゐ/幺 + 日 = 緒
- - す/発 + 日 = 署
  - - 心 + す/発 + 日 = 薯
- - ゑ/訁 + 日 = 諸
  - - 心 + ゑ/訁 + 日 = 藷
- - を/貝 + 日 = 賭
- - な/亻 + と/戸 + 日 = 偖
- - け/犬 + と/戸 + 日 = 奢
- - 心 + と/戸 + 日 = 楮
- - に/氵 + と/戸 + 日 = 渚
- - 氷/氵 + と/戸 + 日 = 瀦
- - め/目 + と/戸 + 日 = 睹
- - か/金 + と/戸 + 日 = 赭
- - も/門 + と/戸 + 日 = 闍
- み/耳 + 日 = 職
- え/訁 + 日 = 識
- も/門 + 日 = 間
- - つ/土 + も/門 + 日 = 墹
- - 火 + も/門 + 日 = 燗
- ま/石 + 日 = 音
- - 日 + ま/石 = 暗
- - し/巿 + ま/石 + 日 = 黯
- お/頁 + 日 = 題
- の/禾 + 日 = 香
- - す/発 + の/禾 + 日 = 馥
- - み/耳 + の/禾 + 日 = 馨
- 日 + と/戸 = 卓
- - な/亻 + 日 + と/戸 = 倬
- - れ/口 + 日 + と/戸 = 啅
- - て/扌 + 日 + と/戸 = 掉
- - き/木 + 日 + と/戸 = 棹
- - い/糹/#2 + 日 + と/戸 = 綽
- - す/発 + 日 + と/戸 = 罩
- 日 + う/宀/#3 = 影
- 日 + ろ/十 = 早
- - 氷/氵 + 日 + ろ/十 = 覃
  - - に/氵 + 日 + ろ/十 = 潭
  - - ち/竹 + 日 + ろ/十 = 簟
  - - 心 + 日 + ろ/十 = 蕈
  - - え/訁 + 日 + ろ/十 = 譚
  - - か/金 + 日 + ろ/十 = 鐔
- 日 + す/発 = 旬
- - ゆ/彳 + 日 + す/発 = 徇
- - る/忄 + 日 + す/発 = 恂
- - に/氵 + 日 + す/発 = 洵
- - い/糹/#2 + 日 + す/発 = 絢
- - 心 + 日 + す/発 = 荀
- - え/訁 + 日 + す/発 = 詢
- 日 + 比 = 昆
- - き/木 + 日 + 比 = 棍
- - 火 + 日 + 比 = 焜
- - ち/竹 + 日 + 比 = 箟
- - 心 + 日 + 比 = 菎
- - せ/食 + 日 + 比 = 鯤
- 日 + く/艹 = 昇
- 日 + ら/月 = 明
- - 日 + ⺼ = 盟
- - く/艹 + 日 + ら/月 = 萌
- 日 + ん/止 = 昏
- - き/木 + 日 + ん/止 = 棔
- 日 + 数 = 易
- - ぬ/力 + 日 + 数 = 剔
- - む/車 + 日 + 数 = 蜴
- - ね/示 + 日 + 数 = 裼
- - せ/食 + 日 + 数 = 鯣
- 日 + ね/示 = 昔
- - く/艹 + 日 + ね/示 = 藉
- - せ/食 + 日 + ね/示 = 醋
- 日 + い/糹/#2 = 星
- - る/忄 + 日 + い/糹/#2 = 惺
- - け/犬 + 日 + い/糹/#2 = 猩
- - ⺼ + 日 + い/糹/#2 = 腥
- - せ/食 + 日 + い/糹/#2 = 醒
- 日 + お/頁 = 映
- 日 + さ/阝 = 昨
- 日 + ぬ/力 = 昭
- - 日 + 火 = 照
- 日 + よ/广 = 是
- - う/宀/#3 + 日 + よ/广 = 寔
- - せ/食 + 日 + よ/广 = 醍
- 日 + し/巿 = 時
- - つ/土 + 日 + し/巿 = 塒
- - く/艹 + 日 + し/巿 = 蒔
- 日 + ひ/辶 = 晋
- - 日 + 日 + ひ/辶 = 晉
- - い/糹/#2 + 日 + ひ/辶 = 縉
- 日 + に/氵 = 晒
- 日 + は/辶 = 晦
- 日 + 宿 = 晩
- 日 + れ/口 = 景
- - る/忄 + 日 + れ/口 = 憬
- 日 + せ/食 = 晴
- 日 + 龸 = 晶
- - き/木 + 日 + 龸 = 橸
- 日 + つ/土 = 暁
- - 日 + 日 + つ/土 = 曉
- 日 + の/禾 = 暇
- 日 + 仁/亻 = 暖
- 日 + む/車 = 暫
- 日 + こ/子 = 暴
- - 日 + 日 + こ/子 = 曝
- - に/氵 + 日 + こ/子 = 瀑
- 日 + ち/竹 = 曇
- - つ/土 + 日 + ち/竹 = 壜
- - ん/止 + 日 + ち/竹 = 罎
- 日 + ほ/方 = 曙
- 日 + や/疒 = 曜
- 日 + ぬ/力 + そ/馬 = 勗
- 日 + 宿 + ひ/辶 = 匙
- つ/土 + 宿 + 日 = 堵
- て/扌 + 宿 + 日 = 搨
- 日 + 数 + お/頁 = 旭
- 日 + selector 4 + か/金 = 旱
- 日 + 龸 + selector 3 = 旻
- 日 + 宿 + さ/阝 = 昂
- 日 + 仁/亻 + よ/广 = 昃
- 日 + selector 1 + け/犬 = 昊
- 日 + selector 4 + 数 = 昜
- 日 + き/木 + selector 4 = 昧
- 日 + さ/阝 + う/宀/#3 = 昴
- 日 + と/戸 + 仁/亻 = 昵
- 日 + 宿 + よ/广 = 昿
- 日 + 数 + 宿 = 晁
- 日 + 龸 + selector 2 = 晃
- 日 + 宿 + 龸 = 晄
- 日 + う/宀/#3 + ふ/女 = 晏
- 日 + め/目 + し/巿 = 晞
- 日 + せ/食 + ひ/辶 = 晟
- 日 + て/扌 + を/貝 = 晢
- 日 + ら/月 + れ/口 = 晤
- 日 + こ/子 + く/艹 = 晧
- 日 + selector 4 + ろ/十 = 晨
- 日 + 宿 + お/頁 = 晰
- 日 + selector 4 + 火 = 暃
- 日 + 宿 + む/車 = 暈
- 日 + 龸 + む/車 = 暉
- 日 + く/艹 + お/頁 = 暎
- 日 + 宿 + 数 = 暘
- 日 + 龸 + ろ/十 = 暸
- 日 + ひ/辶 + ひ/辶 = 暹
- 日 + selector 3 + は/辶 = 暼
- 日 + 宿 + 氷/氵 = 暾
- 日 + く/艹 + か/金 = 曄
- 日 + 龸 + selector 1 = 曖
- 日 + 宿 + そ/馬 = 曚
- 日 + よ/广 + こ/子 = 曠
- 日 + そ/馬 + 囗 = 曦
- 日 + 宿 + み/耳 = 曩
- 日 + 宿 + き/木 = 杲
- き/木 + 龸 + 日 = 杳
- 氷/氵 + 宿 + 日 = 汨
- 火 + 宿 + 日 = 熾
- ち/竹 + 宿 + 日 = 簪
- ふ/女 + 宿 + 日 = 艪
- ね/示 + 宿 + 日 = 衵
- え/訁 + 龸 + 日 = 譖

Compounds of 旦

- な/亻 + 日 = 但
- て/扌 + 日 = 担
- - て/扌 + て/扌 + 日 = 擔
- た/⽥ + 日 = 昼
- - た/⽥ + た/⽥ + 日 = 晝
- ⺼ + 日 = 胆
- - ⺼ + ⺼ + 日 = 膽
- ゆ/彳 + 日 = 得
- 日 + り/分 = 量
- き/木 + 日 = 査
- - に/氵 + き/木 + 日 = 渣
- つ/土 + selector 4 + 日 = 坦
- ふ/女 + selector 4 + 日 = 妲
- る/忄 + selector 4 + 日 = 怛
- や/疒 + selector 4 + 日 = 疸
- ね/示 + selector 4 + 日 = 袒
- と/戸 + selector 4 + 日 = 靼
- る/忄 + 宿 + 日 = 憺
- 日 + や/疒 + 仁/亻 = 曁
- き/木 + う/宀/#3 + 日 = 檐
- き/木 + 宿 + 日 = 櫓
- に/氵 + 宿 + 日 = 澹
- め/目 + 宿 + 日 = 瞻
- ち/竹 + 龸 + 日 = 簷
- む/車 + 宿 + 日 = 蟾
- え/訁 + 宿 + 日 = 譫
- を/貝 + 宿 + 日 = 贍

Compounds of 亘

- つ/土 + 日 = 垣
- う/宀/#3 + 日 = 宣
- - れ/口 + う/宀/#3 + 日 = 喧
- - る/忄 + う/宀/#3 + 日 = 愃
- - 日 + う/宀/#3 + 日 = 暄
- - 心 + う/宀/#3 + 日 = 萱
- - え/訁 + う/宀/#3 + 日 = 諠
- る/忄 + 日 = 恒
- - る/忄 + る/忄 + 日 = 恆
- き/木 + selector 5 + 日 = 桓

Compounds of 白

- 仁/亻 + 日 = 伯
- 心 + 日 = 柏
- 氷/氵 + 日 = 泊
- - ち/竹 + 氷/氵 + 日 = 箔
- ふ/女 + 日 = 舶
- ひ/辶 + 日 = 迫
- - ひ/辶 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 遑
- せ/食 + 日 = 魯
- 日 + て/扌 = 拍
- 日 + ゐ/幺 = 楽
- - 日 + 日 + ゐ/幺 = 樂
  - - て/扌 + 日 + ゐ/幺 = 擽
  - - 火 + 日 + ゐ/幺 = 爍
  - - ま/石 + 日 + ゐ/幺 = 礫
  - - む/車 + 日 + ゐ/幺 = 轢
  - - か/金 + 日 + ゐ/幺 = 鑠
- - 心 + 日 + ゐ/幺 = 檪
- 日 + 氷/氵 = 泉
- - き/木 + 日 + 氷/氵 = 楾
- - に/氵 + 日 + 氷/氵 = 湶
- - ⺼ + 日 + 氷/氵 = 腺
- - 日 + 氷/氵 + selector 4 = 昶
- 日 + た/⽥ = 畠
- 日 + も/門 = 的
- 日 + へ/⺩ = 皇
- - む/車 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 凰
- - ゆ/彳 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 徨
- - る/忄 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 惶
- - に/氵 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 湟
- - 火 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 煌
- - ち/竹 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 篁
- - か/金 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 鍠
- - さ/阝 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 隍
- - せ/食 + 日 + へ/⺩ = 鰉
- - 日 + へ/⺩ + selector 1 = 旺
- 比 + 日 = 皆
- - さ/阝 + 日 = 階
- - な/亻 + 比 + 日 = 偕
- - て/扌 + 比 + 日 = 揩
- - き/木 + 比 + 日 = 楷
- - え/訁 + 比 + 日 = 諧
- む/車 + 日 = 習
- - る/忄 + む/車 + 日 = 慴
- - て/扌 + む/車 + 日 = 摺
- - ね/示 + む/車 + 日 = 褶
- そ/馬 + 日 = 貌
- - く/艹 + そ/馬 + 日 = 藐
- し/巿 + 日 + selector 1 = 帛
- る/忄 + 日 + selector 1 = 怕
- き/木 + 日 + selector 1 = 槹
- け/犬 + 日 + selector 1 = 狛
- へ/⺩ + 日 + selector 1 = 珀
- ひ/辶 + 日 + selector 1 = 皀
- 宿 + 日 + selector 1 = 皃
- や/疒 + 日 + selector 1 = 皚
- の/禾 + 日 + selector 1 = 粕
- く/艹 + 日 + selector 1 = 葩
- ね/示 + 日 + selector 1 = 袙
- や/疒 + う/宀/#3 + 日 = 岶
- 心 + 宿 + 日 = 櫟
- 日 + は/辶 + ん/止 = 皈
- 日 + き/木 + selector 6 = 皋
- 日 + 龸 + ち/竹 = 皎
- 日 + 宿 + ろ/十 = 皐
- 日 + 宿 + こ/子 = 皓
- 日 + う/宀/#3 + 宿 = 皖
- 日 + き/木 + お/頁 = 皙
- 日 + お/頁 + に/氵 = 魄

Compounds of 旧

- 日 + 日 + selector 4 = 舊

Compounds of 曰

- 日 + な/亻 = 更
- - れ/口 + 日 + な/亻 = 哽
- - や/疒 + 日 + な/亻 = 峺
- - 心 + 日 + な/亻 = 梗
- - の/禾 + 日 + な/亻 = 粳
- 日 + め/目 = 冒
- - へ/⺩ + 日 + め/目 = 瑁
- 日 + ふ/女 = 書
- 日 + け/犬 = 替
- - な/亻 + 日 + け/犬 = 僣
- - 仁/亻 + 日 + け/犬 = 僭
- - え/訁 + 日 + け/犬 = 譛
- 日 + ゑ/訁 = 最
- - き/木 + 日 + ゑ/訁 = 樶
- に/氵 + 日 + selector 6 = 沓
- 日 + 宿 + め/目 = 冐
- 日 + ぬ/力 + 宿 = 冕

Other compounds

- ね/示 + 日 = 衿
- か/金 + 日 = 鈴
- 日 + か/金 = 年
- 日 + そ/馬 = 秒
- 日 + を/貝 = 頃
- - に/氵 + 日 + を/貝 = 潁
- め/目 + 日 = 瞼
- さ/阝 + 日 + く/艹 = 陞
- か/金 + う/宀/#3 + 日 = 瓰

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Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "World Braille Usage". UNESCO. Retrieved 2012-04-19..
^ "Introduction to Bharati Braille". Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
^ "Nemeth Braille (Mathematics Braille)". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-04-25.
^ "Index of Topics in Braille Section". Oregon State University Science Access Project Braille topics. Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-04-29.
^ "ロービジョン相談と光学". Retrieved 31 January 2014.
^ "盲人と文字 -漢点字の世界". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
^ "漢点字". Retrieved 27 December 2013.
^ "漢点字入門" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

[Unesco-1] "World Braille Usage". UNESCO. Retrieved 2012-04-19..

[2] "Introduction to Bharati Braille". Archived from the original on 5 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2013.

[3] "Nemeth Braille (Mathematics Braille)". Archived from the original on 2012-04-21. Retrieved 2012-04-25.

[OSU-4] "Index of Topics in Braille Section". Oregon State University Science Access Project Braille topics. Archived from the original on 2012-04-20. Retrieved 2012-04-29.

[technopolis-5] "ロービジョン相談と光学". Retrieved 31 January 2014.

[kantenji-6] "盲人と文字 -漢点字の世界". Retrieved 27 December 2013.

[n-braille-7] "漢点字". Retrieved 27 December 2013.

[taijukai-8] "漢点字入門" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2013.

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