𛀀

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𛀀 U+1B000, 𛀀
KATAKANA LETTER ARCHAIC E
[unassigned: U+1AFFF]
𚿾
[U+1AFFE]
Kana Supplement 𛀁
[U+1B001]

Japanese

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Etymology

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From a part of man'yōgana ; first attested c. 828. Became obsolete for representing e in the mid-Heian period when e merged with ye in spoken Japanese, being displaced by the kana formerly used for ye; later resurrected by linguists in the Edo period for representation of Old and Early Classical Japanese.

Syllable

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𛀀 (e

  1. A special form of the katakana syllable "e", used when it is distinguished from Old Japanese "ye".

Usage notes

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  • See the usage notes for 𛀁.

See also

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The Katakana script
ア゙ カ゚ サ゚ ラ゚ 𛅧ン゙
イ゚ィ゚ キ゚ シ゚ 𛄠 リ゚ 𛅤
ゥ゙ウ゚ ㇰ゙ク゚ ㇲ゙ス゚ ツ゚ ㇷ゙ㇷ゚ ル゚ 𛄢
 [𛀀] ケ゚ セ゚  / 𛄡 レ゚ 𛅥
𛅕コ゚ ソ゚ ㇳ゙ト゚ ロ゚ 𛅦
Halfwidth katakana characters
Taiwanese kana tone signs
Additional symbols