𛀀

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𛀀 U+1B000, 𛀀
KATAKANA LETTER ARCHAIC E
𚿾
Kana Supplement 𛀁

Japanese

Etymology

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

𛀀 (e

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

Usage notes

  • See the usage notes for 𛀁.

See also

The Katakana script
ア゙ カ゚カ̣ サ゚サ̅サ̣̅ タ゚タ̣ パ̣ ラ゚ 𛅧ン゙
イ゙イ゚ィ゚ キ゚キ̣ シ゚ チ゚チ̣チ̅チ̣̅ ピ̣ 𛄠 リ゚ 𛅤
ゥ゙ウ゚ウ̅ゥ̅ ㇰ゙ク゚ク̣ ㇲ゙ス゚ ツ゚ツ̣ツ̅ツ̣̅ ㇷ゚プ̣ ル゚ 𛄢
エ゙  ケ゚ケ̣ セ゚セ̅セ̣̅ テ゚テ̣ ペ̣  / 𛄡 レ゚ 𛅥
オ゙オ̅ォ̅ 𛅕コ゚コ̣コ̅ ソ゚ソ̅ソ̣̅ ㇳ゙ト゚ト̣ト̅ ポ̣ ロ゚ 𛅦
Halfwidth katakana characters
Taiwanese kana tone signs
Additional symbols