E (kana)

e
hiragana
japanese hiragana e
katakana
japanese katakana e
transliteratione
hiragana origin
katakana origin
Man'yōgana衣 依 愛 榎 曳 延 要 遥 叡 兄 江 吉 枝
spelling kana英語のエ
(Eigo no "e")
Note: The Man'yōgana represented either the "e" or "ye" mora, which merged in later pronunciation.

In Japanese writing, the kana (hiragana) and (katakana) (romanised e) occupy the fourth place, between and , in the modern Gojūon (五十音) system of collating kana. In the Iroha, they occupy the 34th, between and . In the table at right (ordered by columns, from right to left), え lies in the first column (あ行, "column A") and the fourth row (え段, "row E"). Both represent [e].

Form Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana
Normal a/i/u/e/o
(あ行 a-gyō)
e
ei
ee
ē
えい, えぃ
ええ, えぇ
えー
エイ, エィ
エエ, エェ
エー