ゑ

See also: ゑ゙

ゑ U+3091, ゑ
HIRAGANA LETTER WE
← ゐ
[U+3090] 		Hiragana を →
[U+3092]

Japanese

Stroke order

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɰᵝe̞] (obsolete)
  • IPA(key): [e̞] (rare)

Syllable

ゑ (romaji we, alternative romaji e)

  1. (obsolete) The hiragana syllable ゑ (we). Its equivalent in katakana is ヱ (we). It is the forty-sixth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is わ行え段 (wa-gyō e-dan, “row wa, section e”).
  2. (rare) The hiragana syllable ゑ (e). Its equivalent in katakana is ヱ (e). It is the forty-sixth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is わ行え段 (wa-gyō e-dan, “row wa, section e”).

Usage notes

This is a rarely used hiragana.

The following kanji once used this pronunciation, but this has been replaced by the pronunciation え (e)

See also

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