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Etymology 1 [ edit ] Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 為 cursive sōsho style.
Pronunciation [ edit ] ( rare )
Syllable [ edit ] ゐ (romaji wi alternative romaji i
( archaic ) 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 ” ) .Usage notes [ edit ] This is now a rarely used hiragana. In most cases, it is replaced by い
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 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 ゐ゙ 𛄟 ゑ ゑ゙ を を゙ ん ー ゝ ゞ ゟ
うぃ ( wi ) Etymology 2 [ edit ]
For pronunciation and definitions of ゐ – see the following entries.
【委 い 3
[affix] entrust ; leave to[affix] cast aside ; abandon [affix] detailed [affix] Short for 委員会 ( iinkai , “ committee ” ) .
【位 い 4
[affix] rank , place [counter] rank , place [counter] decimal place[counter] ghosts
【囲 い 5
[counter] counter for the amount that can be encircled in one's arms, used as a rough measurement of circumference ( roughly 1.5 meters ) [affix] surround ; encircle ; enclosure [affix] circumference
【胃 い 6
[noun] stomach [proper noun] ( Chinese astronomy ) Stomach Mansion ( one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions ) [affix] stomach
【遺 い 6
[noun] something fallen , something lost or left behind [affix] be left , remain [affix] leave behind after one's death , bequeath [affix] leave behind , forget [affix] give , present [affix] let leak
【威 い S
[noun] power ; might ; strength ; authority [affix] power ; might ; strength ; authority ; dignity ; majesty
【為 い S
[noun] the twelfth string on a koto ( Japanese zither ) [noun] a fingering method for playing the shakuhachi ( Japanese flute ) [affix] do ; perform ; carry out
【畏 い S
[affix] fear [affix] respect
【唯 い S
[interjection] polite particle used to respond to elders :yes [affix] polite particle used to respond to elders :yes
【尉 い S
[affix] a watchman or military officer in the ancient Chinese military [affix] A military rank .
【萎 い S
[affix] wither ; droop
【偉 い S
[noun] ( literary ) greatness [adjective] ( literary ) great [affix] great , excellent , magnificent , extraordinary
【彙 い S
[affix] to sort and collect ; collection , compilation , group
【違 い S
[affix] differ ; vary [affix] go against ; run counter to; disobey
【維 い S
[affix] hold together ; keep ; maintain [affix] what holds together; net , supportive
【慰 い S
[affix] comfort ; console
【緯 い S
[noun] weft , woof [noun] parallels of latitude
【帷 い H
[noun] a curtain or hanging that covers all sides[affix] hanging ; curtain
【蝟 い H
[noun] the Chinese name of the 針鼠 ( harinezumi , “ hedgehog ” )
(This term, ゐ , is a historical hiragana spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms.For a list of all kanji read as ゐ , not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ゐ .)
Etymology 3 [ edit ] Native readings.
For pronunciation and definitions of ゐ – see the following entries.
(This term, ゐ , is a historical hiragana spelling of the above terms.For a list of all kanji read as ゐ , not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ゐ .)
