Yi (kana)

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Character of the Japanese writing system

yi
hiragana katakana
transliteration	yi
hiragana origin	以

kana gojūon
wa ra ya ma ha na ta sa ka a wi ri yi mi hi ni chi shi ki i wu ru yu mu fu nu tsu su ku u we re ye me he ne te se ke e wo ro yo mo ho no to so ko o n
sokuon · dakuten · chōonpu yori · koto · hentaigana
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Yi, 𛀆 in hiragana, or 𛄠 in katakana, is an obsolete hentaigana.^[1]It is presumed that yi would have represented [ji]^{[citation needed]}. Along with 𛀁 (ye) and 𛄢 (wu), the syllable yi has no officially recognized kana, as these syllable do not occur in native Japanese words; however, during the Meiji period, linguists almost unanimously agreed on the kana for yi, ye, and wu. 𛀆 and 𛄢 are thought to have never occurred as syllables in Japanese, and 𛀁 was merged with え and エ.

References

1. Iannacone, Jake (2020). "Reply to The Origin of Hiragana /wu/ 平仮名のわ行うの字源に対する新たな発見"

See also

• I (kana)
• Hentaigana

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