ゐ
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
| Character | ゐ U+3090, ゐ | ||
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| Name | HIRAGANA LETTER WI | ||
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Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 為 in the cursive sōsho style.
Syllable[edit]
ゐ (romaji wi, alternative romaji i)
- (obsolete) The hiragana syllable ゐ (wi). Its equivalent in katakana is ヰ (wi). It is the forty-fifth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is わ行い段 (wa-gyō i-dan, “row wa, section i”).
- (rare) The hiragana syllable ゐ (i). Its equivalent in katakana is ヰ (i). It is the forty-fifth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is わ行い段 (wa-gyō i-dan, “row wa, section i”).
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
Usage notes[edit]
This is a rarely used hiragana.
The following kanji once used this pronunciation, but this has been replaced by the pronunciation い (i).
