𛄡

𛄡

𛄡 U+1B121, 𛄡 KATAKANA LETTER ARCHAIC YE ← 𛄠 [U+1B120] Kana Extended-A 𛄢 → [U+1B122]

See also: エ, 𛀀, and ヱ

Japanese

Etymology

Simplified from the man'yōgana 延.[1] First used in the Meiji period.

Syllable

𛄡 (romaji ye)

1. (obsolete) The katakana syllable 𛄡 (ye), used in representations of Japanese as it was spoken prior to the 10th-century e ↔ ye merger. Its equivalent in hiragana is 𛀁 (ye).

Usage notes

• See the usage notes for 𛀁.

See also

The Katakana script
アァ	カヵガカ゚	サザ	タダ	ナ	ハㇵバパ	マ	ヤャ	ラㇻラ゚	ワヮヷ	ン𛅧
イィ	キギキ゚	シㇱジ	チヂ	ニ	ヒㇶビピ	ミ	𛄠	リㇼリ゚	ヰ𛅤ヸ
ウゥヴ	クㇰグク゚	スㇲズ	ツッヅツ゚	ヌㇴ	フㇷブプㇷ゚	ムㇺ	ユュ	ルㇽル゚	𛄢
エェ [𛀀]	ケヶゲケ゚	セゼセ゚	テデ	ネ	ヘㇸベペ	メ	エ / 𛄡	レㇾレ゚	ヱ𛅥ヹ
オォ	コ𛅕ゴコ゚	ソゾ	トㇳドト゚	ノ	ホㇹボポ	モ	ヨョ	ロㇿロ゚	ヲ𛅦ヺ
Halfwidth katakana characters ｱｧｲｨｳｩｴｪｵｫｶｷｸｹｺｻｼｽｾｿﾀﾁﾂｯﾃﾄﾅﾆﾇﾈﾉﾊﾋﾌﾍﾎﾏﾐﾑﾒﾓﾔｬﾕｭﾖｮﾗﾘﾙﾚﾛﾜｦﾝ
Additional symbols ーヿ

References

1. 古言衣延辨證補

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Old Japanese

Noun

𛄡 (ye)

1. 兄: eldest or oldest sibling
2. 江: inlet