Japanese [ edit ]
Stroke order
Etymology 1 [ edit ] Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 衣 cursive sōsho style.
Pronunciation [ edit ] Syllable [ edit ] え (romaji e
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 [ 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 𛄲 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 𛀆 ゆ ゅ 𛀁 よ ょ ら ら゚ り り゚ る る゚ れ れ゚ ろ ろ゚ わ ゎ わ゙ ゐ 𛅐 ゐ゙ 𛄟 ゑ 𛅑 ゑ゙ を 𛅒 を゙ ん ー ゝ ゞ ゟ
𛀁 Etymology 2 [ edit ] Particle [ edit ] え • (e
( dated ) Alternative form of い ( “ exclamatory particle ” ) Etymology 3 [ edit ]
For pronunciation and definitions of え – see the following entries.
(This term, え , is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)For a list of all kanji read as え , see Category:Japanese kanji read as え .)
Etymology 4 [ edit ]
For pronunciation and definitions of え – see the following entries.
【方 】 2
[suffix] a suffix expressing location, direction, or time
(This term, え , is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)For a list of all kanji read as え , see Category:Japanese kanji read as え .)
(The following entries are uncreated: 得 能 上 役 枝 肢 故 疫 胞 荏 懐 愛
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