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：2026/01/08
エ
Hiragana
え
Syllable
obsolete
Japanese Meaning
カタカナの一つの文字で、「え」と発音する音節文字。五十音図では「ア行エ段」に位置し、ひらがなの「え」に対応する。 / 外来語、擬音語、記号的な表記などで「え」の音を表す際に用いられる片仮名文字。
Easy Japanese Meaning
カタカナの え を あらわす もじ。ひらがなの え と おなじ おと。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
日语片假名“エ”，与平假名“え”对应的音节。 / 日语五十音中的第四个音，属ア行エ段。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
片假名「エ」，對應平假名「え」。 / 五十音中的第四個音節，屬於「ア行・エ段」。
Korean Meaning
일본어 가타카나 음절 ‘에’. / 히라가나 ‘え’에 대응하는 글자. / 고주온에서 네 번째 음절로, 아행 에단에 위치함.
Indonesian
Suku kata katakana “e”. / Padanan hiragana: “え”. / Suku kata keempat dalam gojūon; posisi A-gyō e-dan.
Vietnamese Meaning
Âm tiết katakana “e” (エ) / Tương ứng hiragana “え” / Âm thứ tư trong bảng gojūon; vị trí: hàng ア (a), ô エ (e)
Tagalog Meaning
pantig na e sa katakana / katumbas sa hiragana: え / ikaapat sa gojūon; nasa A-gyō, e-dan
Sense（1）
The katakana syllable エ (e). Its equivalent in hiragana is え (e). It is the fourth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is ア行エ段 (a-gyō e-dan, “row a, section e”).
Sense（2）
(obsolete) The katakana syllable エ (ye). Its equivalent in hiragana is 𛀁 (ye).
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The katakana syllable エ (e). Its equivalent in hiragana is え (e). It is the fourth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is ア行エ段 (a-gyō e-dan, “row a, section e”).
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The elevator was broken, so I had no choice but to use the escalator.
The elevator was broken, so I had no choice but to use the escalator.
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エレベーターが壊れていて、エスカレーターを使うしかなかった。
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