ぜ
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
| Character | ぜ |
|---|---|
| Unicode name | HIRAGANA LETTER ZE |
| Codepoint | U+305C |
Contents
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Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
The hiragana character せ (se) with a dakuten (゛).
Syllable[edit]
ぜ (Hepburn romanization ze)
Related terms[edit]
- For a list of words starting with ぜ (ze), see: Special:Allpages/ぜ
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
Etymology 2[edit]
Appears in the Edo Period as alteration from older zoe, itself likely rendaku (連濁) applied to the stem soe of verb 添える, 副える (soeru, “to add or attach to something else”). See also そえに (soe ni, “what's more, furthermore, in addition”), さえ (sae, “also”).
Particle[edit]
ぜ (romaji ze)
- (colloquial) sentence-ending particle signifying emphasis
Usage notes[edit]
Similar to ぞ (zo), ぜ is mostly used by males. Unline ぞ, ぜ is never considered polite, and is considered somewhat more forceful and rougher or informal than ぞ.
Etymology 3[edit]
Reading of various kanji.
Noun[edit]
ぜ (romaji ze)
Suffix[edit]
ぜ (romaji ze)
- 前: (honorific) suffix attached to certain nouns referring to people
