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Japanese
Stroke order
Etymology 1
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 衣 in the cursive sōsho style.
Pronunciation
Syllable
え • (e )
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
(Hiragana ) 平仮名 ; あ ぁ , い ぃ , う ぅ ゔ , え ぇ , お ぉ , か ゕ が , き ぎ , く ぐ , け ゖ げ , こ 𛄲 ( 𛄲 ) ご , さ ざ , し じ , す ず , せ ぜ , そ ぞ , た だ , ち ぢ , つ っ づ , て で , と ど , な , に , ぬ , ね , の , は ば ぱ , ひ び ぴ , ふ ぶ ぷ , へ べ ぺ , ほ ぼ ぽ , ま , み , む , め , も , や ゃ , 𛀆 , ゆ ゅ , 𛀁 , よ ょ , ら ら゚ , り り゚ , る る゚ , れ れ゚ , ろ ろ゚ , わ ゎ わ゙ , ゐ 𛅐 ( 𛅐 ) ゐ゙ , 𛄟 ( 𛄟 ) , ゑ 𛅑 ( 𛅑 ) ゑ゙ , を 𛅒 ( 𛅒 ) を゙ , ん , ー , ゝ , ゞ , ゟ
𛀁
Etymology 2
Particle
え • (e )
( dated ) Alternative form of い ( “ exclamatory particle ” )
Etymology 3
For pronunciation and definitions of え – see the following entries.
(This term, え ( e ) , is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)For a list of all kanji read as え , see Category:Japanese kanji read as え .)
Etymology 4
For pronunciation and definitions of え – see the following entries.
【方 】 2
[suffix] a suffix expressing location, direction, or time
(This term, え ( e ) , is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)For a list of all kanji read as え , see Category:Japanese kanji read as え .)
(The following entries are uncreated: 得 , 能 , 上 , 役 , 枝 , 肢 , 故 , 疫 , 胞 , 荏 , 懐 , 愛 .)
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