え
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| Character | え |
|---|---|
| Unicode name | HIRAGANA LETTER E |
| Codepoint | U+3048 |
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Etymology [edit]
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 衣 in the cursive sōsho style.
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: [e̞]
Syllable [edit]
え (Hepburn romanization e)
- The hiragana syllable え (e), whose equivalent in katakana is エ (e). It is the fourth syllable of the gojūon order, and its position in gojūon tables is あ行え段 (A-gyō, E-dan; “row A, section E”).
Related terms [edit]
- For a list of words starting with え (e) see: Special:Allpages/え
See also [edit]
- (Hiragana) 平仮名; あぁ, いぃ, うぅゔ, えぇ, おぉ, かゕが, きぎ, くぐ, けゖげ, こご, さざ, しじ, すず, せぜ, そぞ, ただ, ちぢ, つっづ, てで, とど, な, に, ぬ, ね, の, はばぱ, ひびぴ, ふぶぷ, へべぺ, ほぼぽ, ま, み, む, め, も, やゃ, ゆゅ, よょ, ら, り, る, れ, ろ, わゎ, ゐ, ゑ, を, ん, ー, ゝ, ゞ, ゟ
Noun [edit]
え (romaji e)
- 絵, 画: picture, painting, drawing, illustration, tableau
- 柄: handle, shaft, gripe, helve
- 会: understanding
- 江: bay (body of water); inlet
- 餌: bait, lure
Adjective [edit]
え (romaji e)