へ

See also: べ, ぺ, ヘ, and 乀

へ U+3078, へ
HIRAGANA LETTER HE
← ぷ
[U+3077]
Hiragana べ →
[U+3079]

Japanese

Stroke order
1 stroke

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [he̞]

Etymology 1

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

Syllable

へ • (he) 

  1. The hiragana syllable へ (he). Its equivalent in katakana is ヘ (he). It is the twenty-ninth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is は行え段 (ha-gyō e-dan, “row ha, section e”).
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

⟨pe1⟩ → */pʲe/ → /ɸe/ → /we/ → /e/

From Old Japanese. Derives from the noun 辺(へ) (he, “place, general area, vicinity”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [e̞]
  • IPA(key): [je̞] (by some speakers following a moraic nasal or -e)
  • Homophone: え

Particle

へ • (e) 

  1. to, towards (indicates a destination or movement toward something)
    日(に)本(ほん)へようこそ!
    Nihon e yōkoso!
    Welcome to Japan!
    銀(ぎん)行(こう)へ行(い)った。
    Ginkō e itta.
    [I] went to the bank.
    トランプ氏(し)勝(か)つ、第(だい)45(よんじゅうご)代(だい)米(べい)大(だい)統(とう)領(りょう)へ
    Toranpu-shi katsu, dai-yonjūgo-dai Bei-daitōryō e
    Trump wins, will be the 45th President of the US
Synonyms
  • に (ni): to, at
    In the sense indicating destination, the particles へ (e) and に (ni) are often interchangeable, though there is a slight difference of connotation or emphasis. へ (e) emphasizes the journey to the destination, while に (ni) emphasizes the arrival at the destination.

Etymology 3

Reading of various kanji.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [he̞]

Noun

へ • (he) 

  1. 戸: a house; a household
  2. 綜: a heddle of a loom
  3. 辺, 方: a place, a location; nearby
  4. 屁: a fart, gas, wind
  5. 瓮: a jar, a jug
  6. 竈: a cooking stove
  7. 舳: the prow of a boat or ship

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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