W Prefix

In Japanese, W means "double," daburu ダブル, when used as a prefix, e.g. a daburu deeto Ｗ（ダブル）デート means a "double date." This happens because W is pronounced as "double u," daburyuu ダブリュー, which sounds like double.

See also: katakanized alphabet letters.

Manga: Nichijou 日常 (Chapter 28)

• Context: Minakami Mai 水上麻衣 greets Aioi Yuuko 相生祐子.
• a, Yuuko, ohayoo
  あ　ゆっこおはよー
  Ah, Yuuko, good morning.
• W-megane!!!
  Ｗ（ダブル）メガネ！！！
  Double glasses!!!

Not to be confused with wwww, which means "lol" instead, just like kusa 草.

• Examples

Examples

For reference, some examples of W being used this way.

Anime: Masamune-kun no Revenge, 政宗くんのリベンジ (Episode 11)

• Context: two different classes decide to do the same theater play.
• W-shirayukihime
  Ｗ白雪姫
  Double snow white.

Left: Hirasawa Yui 平沢唯
Right: Akiyama Mio 秋山澪
Anime: K-On!, Keion! けいおん！ (Episode 3)

• Context: a cute pose.
• daburu piisu
  Ｗピース
  Double peace [sign].