ぇ

See also: え and 之

ぇ U+3047, ぇ
HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL E
← う
[U+3046]
Hiragana え →
[U+3048]

Japanese

Etymology

Small form of the hiragana character え (e).

Combining form

ぇ 

  1. Small combining form of hiragana え (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.
    ちぇ - the sound [tɕe] rather than [tɕi] (ち) or [te] (て)
    ちぇんじ - transliteration of English change

Usage notes

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

See also

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