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U+305B, せ
HIRAGANA LETTER SE

[U+305A]
Hiragana
[U+305C]

Japanese

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Stroke order
3 strokes

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Syllable

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(se

  1. The hiragana syllable (se). Its equivalent in katakana is (se). It is the fourteenth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is (sa-gyō e-dan, row sa, section e).
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry.
6
[noun] one's back (part of the human body)
[noun] one's height
[noun] the rear of something, the area behind
Alternative spelling
(This term, (se), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as , see Category:Japanese kanji read as せ.)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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(se

  1. rapids, current

Etymology 4

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Adverb

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(se

  1. (Kansai) thus
    Synonym: (standard Japanese) そう
    やな。
    Se ya na.
    That is so. ("You're right", etc.)

Etymology 5

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Noun

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(se

  1. se (Japanese unit of area)
Usage notes
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Different from the Chinese (ho, mu).

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN