Japanese

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Syllable

で ‎(romaji de)

1. The hiragana syllable で ‎(de). Its equivalent in katakana is デ ‎(de).

See also

• (Hiragana) 平仮名; あぁ, いぃ, うぅゔ, えぇ, おぉ, かゕが, きぎ, くぐ, けゖげ, こご, さざ, しじ, すず, せぜ, そぞ, ただ, ちぢ, つっづ, てで, とど, な, に, ぬ, ね, の, はばぱ, ひびぴ, ふぶぷ, へべぺ, ほぼぽ, ま, み, む, め, も, やゃ, ゆゅ, よょ, ら, り, る, れ, ろ, わゎ, ゐ, ゑ, を, ん, ー, ゝ, ゞ, ゟ

Etymology 2

Originally a contraction of にて ‎(nite), later treated as a conjugation of the copula だ ‎(da).

Particle

で ‎(romaji de)

1. at: indicating a location at which something happens

   ここで休 (やす)みたい。

   Koko de yasumitai.

   I want to rest here (at this location).

2. with, by: indicating the means by or with which something happens

   自転車 (じてんしゃ)で行 (い)きましょう。

   Jitensha de ikimashō.

   Let's go by bicycle.

Synonyms

• にて ‎(nite)

Verb

で ‎(romaji de)

1. is/am/are ... and: the て-form or conjunctive form of だ ‎(da)

   これは本 (ほん)で、とても面白 (おもしろ)いです。

   Kore wa hon de, totemo omoshiroi desu.

   This is a book, and it is very interesting.

Kanji reading

で ‎(romaji de)

1. 出: exit