え

See also: 之

え U+3048, え
HIRAGANA LETTER E
← ぇ
[U+3047] 		Hiragana ぉ →
[U+3049]

Japanese

Stroke order

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [e̞]
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Etymology 1

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 衣 in the cursive sōsho style.

Syllable

え (romaji e)

  1. The hiragana syllable え (e). Its equivalent in katakana is エ (e). It is the fourth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is あ行え段 (a-gyō e-dan, “row a, section e”).
See also

Etymology 2

Adverb

え (rōmaji e)

  1. 得, 能:

Counter

え (rōmaji -e)

  1. 重:

Noun

え (rōmaji e)

  1. 絵: picture, painting, drawing, illustration, tableau
  2. 上:
  3. 兄: an elder sibling
  4. 江: bay (body of water); inlet
  5. 役:
  6. 枝:
  7. 肢:
  8. 故:
  9. 柄: handle, shaft, gripe, helve
  10. 疫:
  11. 胞:
  12. 荏:
  13. 榎: Chinese hackberry
  14. 餌: animal food, feed; bait
  15. 会: understanding
  16. 恵, 慧: intelligence

Prefix

え (rōmaji e-)

  1. 愛:

Suffix

え (rōmaji -e)

  1. 方: a suffix expressing location, direction, or time
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