U+3079 "べ" Hiragana Letter Be Unicode Character

U+3079 "べ" Hiragana Letter Be is a character in the Japanese hiragana syllabary, representing the syllable "be". It is formed by adding a dakuten, or two small strokes, to the base character "へ" (he), which modifies its pronunciation from an unvoiced to a voiced consonant. Linguistically, it belongs to the は行 (ha-gyō) or H-row of the hiragana chart and is commonly used in Japanese writing to form words, grammatical particles, and verb conjugations, such as in the word "べんきょう" (benkyō) meaning "study". Its Unicode encoding ensures consistent digital representation across platforms and systems.