エ
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
| Character | エ |
|---|---|
| Unicode name | KATAKANA LETTER E |
| Unicode block | Katakana |
| Codepoint | U+30A8 |
See also: 工 [U+5DE5 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5DE5], ར [U+0F62 TIBETAN LETTER RA], Appendix:Variations of "e", and Appendix:Variations of "i"
Contents
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Etymology[edit]
Simplified in the Heian period from the man'yōgana kanji 江, taken from the right part of the character.
Pronunciation[edit]
Syllable[edit]
エ (Hepburn romanization e)
- The katakana syllable エ (e), whose equivalent in hiragana is え (e). It is the fourth syllable of the gojūon order, and its position in gojūon tables is ア行エ段 (A-gyō, E-dan; “row A, section E”).
Usage notes[edit]
Unlike the hiragana system, used for Japanese language words that kanji does not cover, the katakana syllabary is used primarily for transcription of foreign language words into Japanese and the writing of loan words (collectively gairaigo), as well as to represent onomatopoeia, technical and scientific terms, and the names of plants, animals, and minerals. Names of Japanese companies, as well as certain Japanese language words, are also written in katakana rather than the other systems.[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- For a list of words starting with エ (e) see: Special:Allpages/エ
See also[edit]
- (Katakana) 片仮名; アァ, イィ, ウゥヴ, エェ, オォ, カヵガ, キギ, クグ, ケヶゲ, コゴ, サザ, シジ, スズ, セゼ, ソゾ, タダ, チヂ, ツッヅ, テデ, トド, ナ, ニ, ヌ, ネ, ノ, ハバパ, ヒビピ, フブプ, ヘベペ, ホボポ, マ, ミ, ム, メ, モ, ヤャ, ユュ, ヨョ, ラ, リ, ル, レ, ロ, ワヮ, ヰ, ヱ, ヲ, ン, ー, ヽ, ヾ
