𛄡


𛄡 U+1B121, 𛄡
KATAKANA LETTER ARCHAIC YE
𛄠
[U+1B120]
Kana Extended-A 𛄢
[U+1B122]
See also: , 𛀀, and

Japanese

Etymology

Simplified from the man'yōgana .[1] 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 eye merger. Its equivalent in hiragana is 𛀁 (ye).

Usage notes

  • See the usage notes for 𛀁.

See also

The Katakana script
ア゙ カ゚カ̣ サ゚サ̅サ̣̅ タ゚タ̣ ナ゙ パ̣ ラ゚ 𛅧ン゙
イ゙イ゚ィ゚ キ゚キ̣ シ゚ チ゚チ̣チ̅チ̣̅ ニ゙ ピ̣ 𛄠 リ゚ 𛅤
ゥ゙ウ゚ウ̅ゥ̅ ㇰ゙ク゚ㇰ゚ク̣ ㇲ゙ス゚ ツ゚ツ̣ツ̅ツ̣̅ ヌ゙ ㇷ゚プ̣ ル゚ 𛄢
エ゙ [𛀀] ケ゚ケ̣ セ゚セ̅セ̣̅ テ゚テ̣ ネ゙ ペ̣  /  レ゚ 𛅥
オ゙オ̅ォ̅ 𛅕コ゚コ̣コ̅ ソ゚ソ̅ソ̣̅ ㇳ゙ト゚ト̣ト̅ ノ゙ ポ̣ ロ゚ 𛅦
Halfwidth katakana characters
Taiwanese kana tone signs
𚿰

𚿱 𚿲 𚿳 𚿵 𚿶 𚿷 𚿸 𚿹 𚿺 𚿻 𚿽 𚿾

Additional symbols:   ヽ゚

References

Old Japanese

Noun

𛄡 (ye)

  1. : eldest or oldest sibling
  2. : inlet