せ

See also: ぜ, せ゚, ㄝ, and 也

せ U+305B, せ
HIRAGANA LETTER SE
← ず
[U+305A]
Hiragana ぜ →
[U+305C]

Japanese

Stroke order
3 strokes

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [se̞]

Etymology 1

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 世 in the cursive sōsho style.

Syllable

せ • (se) 

  1. The hiragana syllable せ (se). Its equivalent in katakana is セ (se). It is the fourteenth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is さ行え段 (sa-gyō e-dan, “row sa, section e”).
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
背
脊

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (one's back; the rear of something):
  • (one's height):

Noun

せ • (se) 

  1. 背: one's back (part of the human body)
  2. 背: one's height
    田(た)中(なか)さんは背(せ)が高(たか)い。
    Tanaka-san wa se ga takai.
    Tanaka is tall.
  3. 背: the rear of something, the area behind
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Alternative spelling
瀬

Pronunciation

Noun

せ • (se) 

  1. rapids, current

Etymology 4

Kansai variant of そう.

Adverb

せ • (se) 

  1. (Kansai) thus
    せやな。
    Se ya na.
    That is so. ("You're right", etc.)

Etymology 5

Alternative spelling
畝

Pronunciation

Noun

せ • (se) 

  1. 畝: se (Japanese unit of area)
Usage notes

Different from the Chinese 畝 (ho, “mu”).

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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