"え" meaning in Japanese

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Particle

Forms: e [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|particle}} え • (e)
  1. (dated) Alternative form of い (“exclamatory particle”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, dated Alternative form of: (extra: exclamatory particle)
    Sense id: en-え-ja-particle-IVFgGLqh Categories (other): Japanese particles
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Syllable

IPA: [e̞] Forms: e [romanization]
Etymology: Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 衣 in the cursive sōsho style. Etymology templates: {{m|ja|衣}} 衣, {{ja-kana-mannyogana-etym}} Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 衣 in the cursive sōsho style Head templates: {{ja-pos|syllable}} え • (e)
  1. The hiragana syllable え (e). Its equivalent in katakana is エ (e). It is the fourth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is あ行え段 (a-gyō e-dan, “row a, section e”).
    Sense id: en-え-ja-syllable-cSASfAaa Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 7 93 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 7 93 Related terms: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 𛄲, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , 𛀆, , , 𛀁, , , , ゚, , , , , , , ゙, , 𛅐, 𛄟, , 𛅑, , 𛅒, , , ゝ, ゞ,
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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    "兄",
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    "肢",
    "故",
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    "疫",
    "胞",
    "荏",
    "榎",
    "餌",
    "懐",
    "愛",
    "方"
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