せ゚

See also: せ, ぜ, ちぇ, ち𛅑, つぇ, and つ𛅑

Japanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡se̞]

Syllable

せ゚ • (tse) 

  1. (obsolete) The hiragana syllable せ゚ (tse). Its equivalent in katakana is セ゚ (tse).

Usage notes

  • During the Edo period, this character's pronunciation was commonly referred to in books as the combined pronunciation of ち (chi) and ゑ (e). It was mostly used in tōon books and dictionaries to transcribe the Chinese sound qie or qia. For example, 錢 / 钱 was transcribed as せ゚ん (tsen).
  • By the 1800s, the sound was described as a combination of つ (tsu) and ゑ (e), or alternatively as つぇ (tse). Today, it is commonly read as either ちぇ (che) or つぇ (tse).
  • This character is not present in JIS X 0213; however its katakana version is.

See also

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