Braille pattern dots-246


The Braille pattern dots-246 is a 6-dot braille cell with the middle left, and top and bottom right dots raised, or an 8-dot braille cell with the upper-middle left, and top and lower-middle right dots raised. It is represented by the Unicode code point U+282a, and in Braille ASCII with an open bracket:.

Unified Braille

In unified international braille, the braille pattern dots-246 is used to represent close-mid to open-mid back rounded vowels, such as /o/, /o̞/, or /ɔ/ when multiple letters correspond to these values, and is otherwise assigned as needed.

Table of unified braille values

French BrailleŒ, mathematical 9, im-, -ition, "son"
English BrailleOw
German BrailleÖ
Bharati Brailleऔ / ਔ / ઔ / ঔ / ଔ / ఔ / ಔ / ഔ / ஔ / ඖ / و ‎
Icelandic BrailleÖ
IPA Braille/œ/
Russian BrailleЭ
Slovak BrailleÓ
Arabic Brailleأو
Thai Brailleึ eu
Luxembourgish Braille9

Other braille

Japanese Brailleko / こ / コ
Korean Brailleeu / ㅡ
Mainland Chinese Brailleai
Taiwanese Brailleyao, -iao / ㄧㄠ, )
Two-Cell Chinese Braillem- -é/-ó, 没 méi
Nemeth Braillecancel
Gardner Salinas Braille9
Algerian Brailleـً ‎

Plus dots 7 and 8

Related to Braille pattern dots-246 are Braille patterns 2467, 2468, and 24678, which are used in 8-dot braille systems, such as Gardner-Salinas and Luxembourgish Braille.
dots 2467dots 2468dots 24678
Gardner Salinas Braille√ 〈

Related 8-dot [kantenji] patterns

In the Japanese kantenji braille, the standard 8-dot Braille patterns 358, 1358, 3458, and 13458 are the patterns related to Braille pattern dots-246, since the two additional dots of kantenji patterns 0246, 2467, and 02467 are placed above the base 6-dot cell, instead of below, as in standard 8-dot braille.

Kantenji using braille patterns 358, 1358, 3458, or 13458

This listing includes kantenji using Braille pattern dots-246 for all 6349 kanji found in JIS C 6226-1978.
  • - 子

Variants and thematic compounds

  • - selector 1 + こ/子 = 孑
  • - selector 3 + こ/子 = 巽
  • - selector 4 + こ/子 = 共
  • - selector 5 + こ/子 = 呉
  • - selector 6 + こ/子 = 公
  • - こ/子 + selector 1 = 工
  • - こ/子 + selector 3 = 耒
  • - 数 + こ/子 = 甲
  • - し/巿 + こ/子 = 黄

Compounds of 子

  • - 龸 + こ/子 = 享
  • * - る/忄 + 龸 + こ/子 = 惇
  • * - き/木 + 龸 + こ/子 = 椁
  • * - え/訁 + 龸 + こ/子 = 諄
  • * - せ/食 + 龸 + こ/子 = 醇
  • - 仁/亻 + こ/子 = 仔
  • - う/宀/#3 + こ/子 = 字
  • - ろ/十 + こ/子 = 存
  • * - て/扌 + ろ/十 + こ/子 = 拵
  • * - き/木 + ろ/十 + こ/子 = 栫
  • * - く/艹 + ろ/十 + こ/子 = 荐
  • - と/戸 + こ/子 = 孝
  • * - れ/口 + と/戸 + こ/子 = 哮
  • - の/禾 + こ/子 = 季
  • * - せ/食 + こ/子 = 酵
  • * - る/忄 + の/禾 + こ/子 = 悸
  • - こ/子 + ふ/女 = 好
  • - こ/子 + selector 1 + ゐ/幺 = 孕
  • - こ/子 + 宿 + ろ/十 = 孛
  • - こ/子 + ふ/女 + ゑ/訁 = 孥
  • - と/戸 + 宿 + こ/子 = 孱
  • - こ/子 + 宿 + ゐ/幺 = 孳
  • - 龸 + 龸 + こ/子 = 學
  • - こ/子 + 宿 + 氷/氵 = 敦
  • - こ/子 + 龸 + selector 3 = 斈
  • - 心 + 宿 + こ/子 = 李
  • - に/氵 + 宿 + こ/子 = 潺

Compounds of 孑

  • - こ/子 + こ/子 = 孤
  • * - 心 + こ/子 + こ/子 = 菰
  • - さ/阝 + こ/子 = 郭
  • * - よ/广 + さ/阝 + こ/子 = 廓
  • * - き/木 + さ/阝 + こ/子 = 槨
  • - こ/子 + を/貝 = 孔
  • * - れ/口 + こ/子 + を/貝 = 吼
  • - こ/子 + ゐ/幺 = 孫
  • * - ひ/辶 + こ/子 + ゐ/幺 = 遜
  • - こ/子 + 龸 + 氷/氵 = 孜
  • - こ/子 + selector 5 + ゐ/幺 = 孩
  • - こ/子 + 宿 + お/頁 = 孰
  • - こ/子 + ち/竹 + の/禾 = 孺

Compounds of 巽

  • - ひ/辶 + こ/子 = 選
  • - て/扌 + 宿 + こ/子 = 撰
  • - せ/食 + 宿 + こ/子 = 饌

Compounds of 共

  • - な/亻 + こ/子 = 供
  • - た/⽥ + こ/子 = 異
  • * - 日 + こ/子 = 暴
  • ** - 日 + 日 + こ/子 = 曝
  • ** - に/氵 + 日 + こ/子 = 瀑
  • ** - 火 + こ/子 = 爆
  • ** - む/車 + こ/子 = 翼
  • - ⺼ + こ/子 = 臀
  • - も/門 + こ/子 = 閧
  • * - も/門 + も/門 + こ/子 = 鬨
  • - こ/子 + る/忄 = 恭
  • - こ/子 + の/禾 = 殿
  • * - に/氵 + こ/子 + の/禾 = 澱
  • * - や/疒 + こ/子 + の/禾 = 癜
  • - れ/口 + selector 4 + こ/子 = 哄
  • - て/扌 + selector 4 + こ/子 = 拱
  • - に/氵 + selector 4 + こ/子 = 洪
  • - む/車 + selector 4 + こ/子 = 蛬

Compounds of 呉

  • - ふ/女 + こ/子 = 娯
  • - く/艹 + selector 5 + こ/子 = 茣
  • - む/車 + selector 5 + こ/子 = 蜈
  • - す/発 + こ/子 = 虞
  • - え/訁 + こ/子 = 誤
  • - こ/子 + そ/馬 + 比 = 麌

Compounds of 公

  • - 心 + こ/子 = 松
  • * - に/氵 + 心 + こ/子 = 淞
  • * - 心 + 心 + こ/子 = 菘
  • * - と/戸 + 心 + こ/子 = 鬆
  • - 宿 + こ/子 = 窓
  • - い/糹/#2 + こ/子 = 総
  • * - い/糹/#2 + い/糹/#2 + こ/子 = 總
  • - み/耳 + こ/子 = 聡
  • * - み/耳 + み/耳 + こ/子 = 聰
  • - ゑ/訁 + こ/子 = 訟
  • - こ/子 + む/車 = 翁
  • * - く/艹 + こ/子 + む/車 = 蓊
  • * - こ/子 + 宿 + せ/食 = 鶲
  • - 心 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 枩
  • - か/金 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 瓮
  • - ふ/女 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 舩
  • - む/車 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 蚣
  • - お/頁 + selector 6 + こ/子 = 頌

Compounds of 工

  • - そ/馬 + こ/子 = 差
  • * - れ/口 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 嗟
  • * - や/疒 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 嵯
  • * - て/扌 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 搓
  • * - き/木 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 槎
  • * - へ/⺩ + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 瑳
  • * - ま/石 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 磋
  • * - い/糹/#2 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 縒
  • * - み/耳 + そ/馬 + こ/子 = 蹉
  • - 氷/氵 + こ/子 = 江
  • - ゐ/幺 + こ/子 = 紅
  • - を/貝 + こ/子 = 貢
  • * - き/木 + を/貝 + こ/子 = 槓
  • * - 火 + を/貝 + こ/子 = 熕
  • - こ/子 + ぬ/力 = 功
  • - こ/子 + も/門 = 巧
  • - こ/子 + 氷/氵 = 攻
  • - こ/子 + う/宀/#3 = 虹
  • - こ/子 + お/頁 = 項
  • - て/扌 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 扛
  • - き/木 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 杢
  • - に/氵 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 汞
  • - ま/石 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 矼
  • - ん/止 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 缸
  • - ⺼ + こ/子 + selector 1 = 肛
  • - え/訁 + こ/子 + selector 1 = 訌
  • - き/木 + 宿 + こ/子 = 杠

Compounds of 耒

  • - こ/子 + い/糹/#2 = 耕
  • - こ/子 + え/訁 = 耘
  • - こ/子 + 宿 + ひ/辶 = 耙
  • - こ/子 + 宿 + ら/月 = 耜
  • - こ/子 + ぬ/力 + そ/馬 = 耡
  • - こ/子 + し/巿 + ろ/十 = 耨

Compounds of 甲

  • - や/疒 + こ/子 = 岬
  • - こ/子 + て/扌 = 押
  • - こ/子 + せ/食 = 鴨
  • - も/門 + 数 + こ/子 = 匣
  • - れ/口 + 数 + こ/子 = 呷
  • - け/犬 + 数 + こ/子 = 狎
  • - ⺼ + 数 + こ/子 = 胛
  • - も/門 + 宿 + こ/子 = 閘

Compounds of 黄

  • - き/木 + こ/子 = 横
  • - よ/广 + こ/子 = 広
  • * - て/扌 + こ/子 = 拡
  • * - ま/石 + こ/子 = 砿
  • * - か/金 + こ/子 = 鉱
  • * - よ/广 + よ/广 + こ/子 = 廣
  • ** - つ/土 + よ/广 + こ/子 = 壙
  • ** - 日 + よ/广 + こ/子 = 曠
  • ** - ま/石 + よ/广 + こ/子 = 礦
  • * - い/糹/#2 + よ/广 + こ/子 = 絋
  • - ち/竹 + し/巿 + こ/子 = 簧
  • - 龸 + し/巿 + こ/子 = 黌
  • - き/木 + た/⽥ + こ/子 = 冀
  • - て/扌 + て/扌 + こ/子 = 擴
  • - の/禾 + た/⽥ + こ/子 = 糞
  • - か/金 + か/金 + こ/子 = 鑛

Other compounds

  • - つ/土 + こ/子 = 去
  • * - る/忄 + こ/子 = 怯
  • * - に/氵 + こ/子 = 法
  • * - ぬ/力 + つ/土 + こ/子 = 劫
  • * - に/氵 + つ/土 + こ/子 = 溘
  • * - も/門 + つ/土 + こ/子 = 闔
  • - こ/子 + く/艹 = 告
  • * - こ/子 + に/氵 = 浩
  • * - 日 + こ/子 + く/艹 = 晧
  • * - き/木 + こ/子 + く/艹 = 梏
  • * - え/訁 + こ/子 + く/艹 = 誥
  • * - 火 + こ/子 + く/艹 = 靠
  • - こ/子 + 宿 = 児
  • * - こ/子 + こ/子 + 宿 = 兒
  • ** - め/目 + こ/子 = 睨
  • ** - な/亻 + こ/子 + 宿 = 倪
  • ** - そ/馬 + こ/子 + 宿 = 貎
  • ** - ち/竹 + こ/子 + 宿 = 霓
  • ** - も/門 + こ/子 + 宿 = 鬩
  • ** - せ/食 + こ/子 + 宿 = 鯢
  • ** - こ/子 + 宿 + そ/馬 = 麑
  • - ゆ/彳 + こ/子 = 弧
  • - け/犬 + こ/子 = 狐
  • - こ/子 + 日 = 暦
  • - こ/子 + ん/止 = 歴
  • * - き/木 + こ/子 + ん/止 = 櫪
  • * - に/氵 + こ/子 + ん/止 = 瀝
  • * - や/疒 + こ/子 + ん/止 = 癧
  • * - む/車 + こ/子 + ん/止 = 轣
  • * - ち/竹 + こ/子 + ん/止 = 靂
  • - 囗 + こ/子 = 向
  • * - ひ/辶 + 囗 + こ/子 = 迥
  • * - せ/食 + 囗 + こ/子 = 餉
  • - れ/口 + こ/子 = 喉
  • - ち/竹 + こ/子 = 筍
  • - こ/子 + と/戸 = 事
  • * - こ/子 + こ/子 + と/戸 = 亊
  • - こ/子 + 心 = 怱
  • - な/亻 + 宿 + こ/子 = 偬
  • - る/忄 + 宿 + こ/子 = 愡
  • - ぬ/力 + 宿 + こ/子 = 刧
  • - へ/⺩ + に/氵 + こ/子 = 琺
  • - 日 + 宿 + こ/子 = 皓
  • - こ/子 + う/宀/#3 + り/分 = 窖
  • - 宿 + 宿 + こ/子 = 窗
  • - ゐ/幺 + 宿 + こ/子 = 絳
  • - そ/馬 + 宿 + こ/子 = 羔
  • - 囗 + 宿 + こ/子 = 觚