え

See also: ぇ, エ, 𛀀, and 之
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え U+3048, え
HIRAGANA LETTER E
← ぇ
[U+3047] 		HiraganaCategory:Hiragana block#*0000012360 ぉ →
[U+3049]
Category:Hiragana script characters#%20え

Japanese

Stroke order
2 strokes

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Category:Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation missing pitch accent#え

Syllable

え • (eCategory:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#えCategory:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#え) Category:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese syllables#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#えCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#えCategory:Pages with entries#えCategory:Pages with 1 entry#え

  1. 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

Etymology 2

Particle

え • (eCategory:Japanese links with redundant wikilinks#えCategory:Japanese links with redundant alt parameters#え) Category:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese particles#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#えCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#えCategory:Pages with entries#えCategory:Pages with 1 entry#え

  1. (datedCategory:Japanese dated terms#え) alternative form of い (“exclamatory particle”)
Derived terms

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of え – see the following entries.
【回】2 Category:Japanese affixes#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#え
[affix] turn; turn around
【会】2 Category:Japanese affixes#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#えCategory:Japanese affixes#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#えCategory:Japanese affixes#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#え
[affix] gathering; meeting
[affix] perceive; understand; comprehend
[affix] alternative form of 絵 (e, “picture; drawing; painting”)
【絵】2 Category:Japanese nouns#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#えCategory:Japanese nouns#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#え
[noun] picture, painting
[noun] drawing, sketch
Alternative spelling
画
【衛】5 Category:Japanese affixes#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#え
[affix] (rare) defend; protect; guard
【依】S Category:Japanese affixes#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#え
[affix] rely on; depend on
【恵】S Category:Japanese affixes#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#えCategory:Japanese affixes#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#えCategory:Japanese nouns#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#えCategory:Japanese nouns#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#え
[affix] 恵: blessing; grace; favor
[affix] 恵, 慧: clever; smart; wise; intelligent
[noun] 恵, 慧: enlightenment
[noun] 恵, 慧: (especially in Buddhism) wisdom (especially prajna, one of the three divisions of the Noble Eightfold Path)
Alternative spelling
慧
(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.)
Category:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#えCategory:Pages with entries#えCategory:Pages with 1 entry#え

Etymology 4

For pronunciation and definitions of え – see the following entries.
【得】5 Category:Japanese verbs#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#え
[verb] imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of 得る (eru) [ichidan]
Alternative spelling
獲
【重】3 Category:Japanese suffixes#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#え
[suffix] the number of overlaps; fold, layer
【兄】2 Category:Japanese nouns#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#え
[noun] (archaic) the eldest sibling
【江】S Category:Japanese nouns#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#えCategory:Japanese nouns#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#えCategory:Japanese nouns#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#えCategory:Japanese nouns#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#えCategory:Japanese nouns#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#えCategory:Japanese proper nouns#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#え
[noun] inlet, bay
[noun] (archaic, possibly obsolete) (general term for a large body of water)
[noun] sea
[noun] large river
[noun] lake
[proper noun] a surname
【柄】S Category:Japanese nouns#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#え
[noun] a handle, a grip, a shaft, a haft
【榎】J Category:Japanese nouns#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#えCategory:Japanese nouns#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#え
[noun] Celtis sinensis, the Chinese hackberry tree
[noun] (rare) the Chinese hackberry fruit
【餌】S Category:Japanese nouns#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#えCategory:Japanese nouns#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#え
[noun] animal food, feed
[noun] bait
【方】2 Category:Japanese suffixes#えCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#えCategory:Japanese lemmas#えCategory:Japanese hiragana#え
[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 do not have a page created for them yet: 能, 上, 役, 枝, 肢, 故, 疫, 胞, 荏, 懐, 愛.)Category:Japanese redlinks/ja-see#えCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#えCategory:Pages with entries#えCategory:Pages with 1 entry#え

References

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