ゐ

See also: ゐ゙

ゐ	U+3090, ゐ HIRAGANA LETTER WI

← わ
[U+308F]

Hiragana

ゑ →
[U+3091]

Japanese

Stroke order

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɰᵝi]

IPA^(key): [i]

(rare)

Syllable

ゐ • (i)

(archaic) The hiragana syllable ゐ (i). Its equivalent in katakana is ヰ (i). It is the forty-fifth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is わ行い段 (wa-gyō i-dan, “row wa, section i”).

Usage notes

This is now a rarely used hiragana. In most cases, it is replaced by い.

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ゐ – see the following entries.

【委い】3

[affix] entrust; leave to

[affix] cast aside; abandon

[affix] detailed

[affix] Short for 委員会 (iinkai, “committee”).

【位い】4

[affix] rank, place

[counter] rank, place

[counter] decimal place

[counter] ghosts

【囲い】5

[counter] counter for the amount that can be encircled in one's arms, used as a rough measurement of circumference (roughly 1.5 meters)

[affix] surround; encircle; enclosure

[affix] circumference

【胃い】6

[noun] stomach

[proper noun] (Chinese astronomy) Stomach Mansion (one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions)

[affix] stomach

【遺い】6

[noun] something fallen, something lost or left behind

[affix] be left, remain

[affix] leave behind after one's death, bequeath

[affix] leave behind, forget

[affix] give, present

[affix] let leak

【威い】S

[noun] power; might; strength; authority

[affix] power; might; strength; authority; dignity; majesty

【為い】S

[noun] the twelfth string on a koto (Japanese zither)

[noun] a fingering method for playing the shakuhachi (Japanese flute)

[affix] do; perform; carry out

【畏い】S

[affix] fear

[affix] respect

【唯い】S

[interjection] polite particle used to respond to elders: yes

[affix] polite particle used to respond to elders: yes

【尉い】S

[affix] a watchman or military officer in the ancient Chinese military

[affix] A military rank.

【萎い】S

[affix] wither; droop

【偉い】S

[noun] (literary) greatness

[adjective] (literary) great

[affix] great, excellent, magnificent, extraordinary

【彙い】S

[affix] to sort and collect; collection, compilation, group

【違い】S

[affix] differ; vary

[affix] go against; run counter to; disobey

【維い】S

[affix] hold together; keep; maintain

[affix] what holds together; net, supportive

【慰い】S

[affix] comfort; console

【緯い】S

[noun] weft, woof

[noun] parallels of latitude

【帷い】H

[noun] a curtain or hanging that covers all sides

[affix] hanging; curtain

【蝟い】H

[noun] the Chinese name of the 針鼠 (harinezumi, “hedgehog”)

(This term, ゐ, is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as ゐ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ゐ.)

Etymology 3

Native readings.

For pronunciation and definitions of ゐ – see the following entries.

【井い】4

[proper noun] a surname

(This term, ゐ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)

【井い】4

[noun] well (water source)

【亥い】J

[proper noun] the Boar, the twelfth of the twelve Earthly Branches

【居い】5

[noun] being (in a place), sitting (in a place); a seat

【猪い】J

[noun] a pig or wild boar

【堰い】J

[noun] a dike or levee for containing water

(This term, ゐ, is a historical kana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as ゐ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ゐ.)

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