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U+305B, せ
HIRAGANA LETTER SE

[U+305A]
Hiragana
[U+305C]

Japanese edit

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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Syllable edit

(se

  1. The hiragana syllable (se). Its equivalent in katakana is (se). It is the fourteenth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is (sa-gyō e-dan, row sa, section e).
Derived terms edit
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Etymology 2 edit

Alternative spellings

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (one's back; the rear of something):
  • (one's height):

Noun edit

(se

  1. : one's back (part of the human body)
  2. : one's height
    ()(なか)さんは()(たか)い。
    Tanaka-san wa se ga takai.
    Tanaka is tall.
  3. : the rear of something, the area behind
Synonyms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Alternative spelling

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(se

  1. rapids, current

Etymology 4 edit

Kansai variant of そう.

Adverb edit

(se

  1. (Kansai) thus
    やな。
    Se ya na.
    That is so. ("You're right", etc.)

Etymology 5 edit

Alternative spelling

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(se

  1. : se (Japanese unit of area)
Usage notes edit

Different from the Chinese (ho, mu).

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN