ゐ

ゐ

See also: ゐ゙

ゐ U+3090, ゐ HIRAGANA LETTER WI ← わ [U+308F] Hiragana ゑ → [U+3091]

Japanese

Stroke order

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝi]

• IPA^(key): [i]

(rare)

Syllable

ゐ (romaji wi, alternative romaji i)

1. (archaic) The hiragana syllable ゐ (wi). Its equivalent in katakana is ヰ (wi). It is the forty-fifth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is わ行い段 (wa-gyō i-dan, “row wa, section i”).

Usage notes

This is now a rarely used hiragana. In most cases, it is replaced by い.

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, ゐ𛅐ゐ゙, 𛄟, ゑ𛅑ゑ゙, を𛅒を゙, ん, ー, ゝ, ゞ, ゟ
• うぃ (wi)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ゐ – see the following entries.

【委い】3 [affix] entrust; leave to [affix] cast aside; abandon [affix] detailed [affix] Short for 委員会 (iinkai, “committee”). 【位い】4 [affix] rank, place [counter] rank, place [counter] decimal place [counter] ghosts 【囲い】5 [counter] counter for the amount that can be encircled in one's arms, used as a rough measurement of circumference (roughly 1.5 meters) [affix] surround; encircle; enclosure [affix] circumference 【胃い】6 [noun] stomach [proper noun] (Chinese astronomy) Stomach Mansion (one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions) [affix] stomach 【遺い】6 [noun] something fallen, something lost or left behind [affix] be left, remain [affix] leave behind after one's death, bequeath [affix] leave behind, forget [affix] give, present [affix] let leak 【威い】S [noun] power; might; strength; authority [affix] power; might; strength; authority; dignity; majesty 【為い】S [noun] the twelfth string on a koto (Japanese zither) [noun] a fingering method for playing the shakuhachi (Japanese flute) [affix] do; perform; carry out 【畏い】S [affix] fear [affix] respect 【唯い】S [interjection] polite particle used to respond to elders: yes [affix] polite particle used to respond to elders: yes 【尉い】S [affix] a watchman or military officer in the ancient Chinese military [affix] A military rank. 【萎い】S [affix] wither; droop 【偉い】S [noun] (literary) greatness [adjective] (literary) great [affix] great, excellent, magnificent, extraordinary 【彙い】S [affix] to sort and collect; collection, compilation, group 【違い】S [affix] differ; vary [affix] go against; run counter to; disobey 【維い】S [affix] hold together; keep; maintain [affix] what holds together; net, supportive 【慰い】S [affix] comfort; console 【緯い】S [noun] weft, woof [noun] parallels of latitude 【帷い】H [noun] a curtain or hanging that covers all sides [affix] hanging; curtain 【蝟い】H [noun] the Chinese name of the 針鼠 (harinezumi, “hedgehog”)

(This term, ゐ, is a historical hiragana spelling of the above Sino-Japanese terms. For a list of all kanji read as ゐ, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ゐ.)

Etymology 3

Native readings.

For pronunciation and definitions of ゐ – see the following entries.

【井い】4 [noun] well (water source) 【亥い】J [proper noun] the Boar, the twelfth of the twelve Earthly Branches 【居い】5 [noun] being (in a place), sitting (in a place); a seat 【猪い】J [noun] a pig or wild boar 【堰い】J [noun] a dike or levee for containing water

(This term, ゐ, is a historical hiragana spelling of the above terms. For a list of all kanji read as ゐ, not just those used in Japanese terms, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ゐ.)