ye

Ye (hiragana: 𛀁, katakana: 𛄡) is a hentaigana, a variant kana or Japanese syllable, no longer in standard use. History It is presumed that 𛀁 would have represented . Along with 𛀆 (yi) and 𛄟 (wu), the syllable ye has no officially recognized kana; 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. Characters Nara period–Heian period Japanese people separated e and ye in Man'yōgana, early Hiragana and early Katakana.