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Contents 1 Translingual 1.1 Syllable 2 Japanese 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Hiragana character 2.1.1.1 Related terms 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Particle 2.2.1.1 Synonyms 2.2.2 Verb 2.2.3 Kanji reading

[edit] Translingual

The Hiragana script
あぁ	かゕが	さざ	ただ	な	はばぱ	ま	やゃ	ら	わゎ	ん
いぃ	きぎ	しじ	ちぢ	に	ひびぴ	み		り	ゐ
うぅゔ	くぐ	すず	つっづ	ぬ	ふぶぷ	む	ゆゅ	る
えぇ	けゖげ	せぜ	てで	ね	へべぺ	め		れ	ゑ
おぉ	こご	そぞ	とど	の	ほぼぽ	も	よょ	ろ	を
Additional symbols ーゝゞゟ
で Unicode: U+3067Katakana: デHepburn romanization: deNihon-shiki romanization: dePolivanov cyrillization: дэJapanese braille: ⠐⠟

[edit] Syllable

で

1. The hiragana syllable て with a dakuten.

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Etymology 1

Derived from て by addition of dakuten.

[edit] Hiragana character

で (romaji de)

1. The /de/ syllable.
2. The voiced form of て. The previous voiced character is づ and the next voiced character is ど. The equivalent katakana character is デ.

[edit] Related terms

• For a list of words starting with で (de), see: Special:Allpages/で

[edit] Etymology 2

Originally an alteration of にて (ni te), later treated as a conjugation of the copula だ (da)

[edit] Particle

で (romaji de)

1. indicating being at a location.

   ここで休みたい。

   ここでやすみたい。

   Koko de yasumitai.

   I want to rest here (at this location).

2. indicating instrumental, with, by.

   自転車で行きましょう。

   じてんしゃでいきましょう。

   Jitensha de ikimashō.

   Let's go by bicycle.

[edit] Synonyms

• にて (ni te)

[edit] Verb

で (de)

1. the て-form of だ.

[edit] Kanji reading

で (romaji de)

1. 出: exit