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. 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

Old Japanese

Noun

𛄡 (ye)

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