え

See also: ぇ and 之

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

Japanese

Stroke order

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞]

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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
• 𛀁

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of え – see the following entries.

【回】2 [affix] turn; turn around 【会】2 [affix] gathering; meeting [affix] perceive; understand; comprehend [affix] Alternative form of 絵 (e, “picture; drawing; painting”) 【絵】2 [noun] picture, painting [noun] drawing, sketch 【衛】5 [affix] (rare) defend; protect; guard 【依】S [affix] rely on; depend on 【恵】S [affix] 恵: blessing; grace; favor [affix] 恵, 慧: clever; smart; wise; intelligent [noun] 恵, 慧: enlightenment [noun] 恵, 慧: (especially in Buddhism) wisdom (especially prajna, one of the three divisions of the Noble Eightfold Path) Alternative spelling 慧

(This term, え, is an alternative spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms. For a list of all kanji read as え, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as え.)

Etymology 3

Various.

Adverb

え • (e) 

1. 得, 能:

Counter

え • (-e) 

1. 重:

Noun

え • (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. 懐: feelings; heart; bosom

Prefix

え • (e-) 

1. 愛:

Suffix

え • (-e) 

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