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U+3047, ぇ
HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL E

[U+3046]
Hiragana
[U+3048]

Japanese

Etymology

Small form of the hiragana character (e).

Combining form

 

  1. Small combining form of hiragana (e) used to explicitly specify the vowel part of the previous hiragana character, or to show a speaker's pronunciation or extension of that vowel.
    - the sound [tɕe] rather than [tɕi] () or [te] ()
    ちぇんじ - transliteration of English change

Usage notes

  • See usage notes of .
  • (katakana small e)
  • (full-size e)

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