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HIRAGANA LETTER WE

Hiragana

Japanese

Stroke order
1 stroke
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(rare)

Syllable

(e

  1. (archaic) The hiragana syllable (e). Its equivalent in katakana is (e). It is the forty-sixth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is (wa-gyō e-dan, row wa, section e).

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entries.
2
turn; turn around
2
gathering; meeting
perceive; understand; comprehend
Alternative form of (e, picture; drawing; painting)
2
picture, painting
drawing, sketch
Alternative spelling
S
: blessing; grace; favor
, : clever; smart; wise; intelligent
, : enlightenment
, : (especially in Buddhism) wisdom (especially prajna, one of the three divisions of the Noble Eightfold Path)
Alternative spelling
4
(in compounds) smile
S
(obsolete) Synonym of 飢え (ue, hunger; starvation)
S
animal food, feed
bait
(This term, (we), is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as , see Category:Japanese kanji read as ゑ.)
Usage notes

This is now a rarely used hiragana. It was replaced by during the Japanese script reform.

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