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ゑ

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See also: ゑ゙ and ヱ

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

Japanese

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Stroke order
1 stroke
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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(rare)

Syllable

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ゑ • (e) 

  1. (dated) 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”).

Definitions

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For pronunciation and definitions of ゑ – see the following entries.
【回え】2
[affix] turn; turn around
【会え】2
[affix] gathering; meeting
[affix] perceive; understand; comprehend
[affix] alternative form of 絵 (e, “picture; drawing; painting”)
【絵え】2
[noun] picture, painting
[noun] drawing, sketch
Alternative spelling
画
【恵え】S
[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
【笑え】4
[noun] (in compounds) smile
【飢え】S
[noun] (obsolete) synonym of 飢え (ue, “hunger; starvation”)
【餌え】S
[noun] animal food, feed
[noun] bait
(This term, ゑ (we), is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as ゑ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ゑ.
Usage notes
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This is now an obsolete hiragana. It was replaced by え during the Japanese script reform in 1946. Compare ゐ, which had the same outcome.

See also

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