ゆ
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
| Character | ゆ |
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| Unicode name | HIRAGANA LETTER YU |
| Codepoint | U+3086 |
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Etymology 1[edit]
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 由 in the cursive sōsho style.
Pronunciation[edit]
Syllable[edit]
ゆ (Hepburn romanization yu)
- The hiragana syllable ゆ (yu), whose equivalent in katakana is ユ (yu). It is the thirty-seventh syllable of the gojūon order, and its position in gojūon tables is や行う段 (YA-gyō, U-dan; “row YA, section U”).
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]
Attaches to the irrealis form of verbs. Conjugates as a lower bigrade: ye, ye, yu, yuru, yure, -.
Suffix[edit]
ゆ (romaji yu)
- expresses passiveness
- expresses possibility
- expresses natural, spontaneous occurrence
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- For a list of words starting with ゆ (yu) see: Special:Allpages/ゆ
