え

See also: 之

Character	え U+3048, え
Name	HIRAGANA LETTER E
Block	Hiragana
← ぇ [U+3047] [U+3049] ぉ →

Japanese

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞]

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Etymology 1

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 衣 in the cursive sōsho style.

Syllable

え ‎(romaji e)

1. The hiragana syllable え ‎(e). Its equivalent in katakana is エ ‎(e). It is the fourth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is あ行え段 ‎(a-gyō e-dan, “row a, section e”).

See also

• (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

Etymology 2

Adverb

え ‎(romaji e)

1. 得, 能:

Counter

え ‎(romaji -e)

1. 重:

Noun

え ‎(romaji e)

1. 上:
2. 兄: an elder sibling
3. 江: bay (body of water); inlet
4. 役:
5. 枝:
6. 肢:
7. 故:
8. 柄: handle, shaft, gripe, helve
9. 疫:
10. 胞:
11. 荏:
12. 榎: Chinese hackberry
13. 餌: animal food, feed; bait
14. 会: understanding
15. 恵, 慧: intelligence
16. 絵: picture, painting, drawing, illustration, tableau

Prefix

え ‎(romaji e-)

1. 愛:

Suffix

え ‎(romaji -e)

1. 方: a suffix expressing location, direction, or time