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 • (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
アァア゙	カヵガカ゚カ̣	サザサ゚サ̅サ̣̅	タダタ゚タ̣	ナ	ハㇵバパパ̣	マ	ヤャ	ラㇻラ゚	ワヮヷ	ン𛅧ン゙
イィイ゙イ゚ィ゚	キギキ゚キ̣	シㇱジシ゚	チヂチ゚チ̣チ̅チ̣̅	ニ	ヒㇶビピピ̣	ミ	𛄠	リㇼリ゚	ヰ𛅤ヸ
ウゥヴゥ゙ウ゚ウ̅ゥ̅	クㇰグㇰ゙ク゚ク̣	スㇲズㇲ゙ス゚	ツッヅツ゚ツ̣ツ̅ツ̣̅	ヌㇴ	フㇷブプㇷ゚プ̣	ムㇺ	ユュ	ルㇽル゚	𛄢
エェエ゙ [𛀀]	ケヶゲケ゚ケ̣	セゼセ゚セ̅セ̣̅	テデテ゚テ̣	ネ	ヘㇸベペペ̣	メ	エ / 𛄡	レㇾレ゚	ヱ𛅥ヹ
オォオ゙オ̅ォ̅	コ𛅕ゴコ゚コ̣コ̅	ソゾソ゚ソ̅ソ̣̅	トㇳドㇳ゙ト゚ト̣ト̅	ノ	ホㇹボポポ̣	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
Taiwanese kana tone signs 𚿰 𚿱 𚿲 𚿳 𚿵 𚿶 𚿷 𚿸 𚿹 𚿺 𚿻 𚿽 𚿾
Additional symbols ーヽヾヽ゚ヿ

Old Japanese

Noun

𛄡 (ye)

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