ゐ

See also: ゐ゙

ゐ U+3090, ゐ
HIRAGANA LETTER WI
← わ
[U+308F] 		Hiragana ゑ →
[U+3091]

Japanese

Stroke order

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝi] (obsolete)
  • IPA(key): [i] (rare)

Syllable

ゐ (romaji wi, alternative romaji i)

  1. (obsolete) 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

This is a rarely used hiragana.

The following kanji once used this pronunciation, but this has been replaced by the pronunciation い (i).

See also

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