We (kana)

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The hiragana ゑ.

The katakana ヱ.

	kana - gojūon
n	wa	ra	ya	ma	ha	na	ta	sa	ka	a
tsu	wi	ri		mi	hi	ni	chi	shi	ki	i
゛		ru	yu	mu	fu	nu	tsu	su	ku	u
ー	we	re		me	he	ne	te	se	ke	e
	wo	ro	yo	mo	ho	no	to	so	ko	o

ゑ, in hiragana, or ヱ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora.

This kana is obsolescent, and rare in everyday usage. In fact, in onomatopoeia or foreign words, the katakana form ウェ (U-(small-e)) is preferred.

One modern-day usage of this kana is in the name of the beer Yebisu, which is written "ヱビス”or "ゑびす."

[edit] See also

• U (kana)
• E (kana)