Japanese [ edit ]
Stroke order
Etymology 1 [ edit ]
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 為 in the 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 .)