Japanese

Stroke order

Syllable

ヰ ‎(romaji wi, alternative romaji i)

1. (rare) The katakana syllable ヰ ‎(wi). Its equivalent in hiragana is ゐ ‎(wi). It is the forty-fifth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is ワ行イ段 ‎(wa-gyō i-dan, “row wa, section i”).
2. (obsolete) The katakana syllable ヰ ‎(i). Its equivalent in hiragana is ゐ ‎(i). It is the forty-fifth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is ワ行イ段 ‎(wa-gyō i-dan, “row wa, section i”).

Usage notes

Unlike the hiragana system, used for Japanese language words that kanji does not cover, the katakana syllabary is used primarily for transcription of foreign language words into Japanese and the writing of loan words (collectively gairaigo), as well as to represent onomatopoeia, technical and scientific terms, and the names of plants, animals, and minerals. Names of Japanese companies, as well as certain Japanese language words, are also sometimes written in katakana rather than the other systems. ^[edit]

See also

• (Katakana) 片仮名; アァ, イィ, ウゥヴ, エェ, オォ, カヵガ, キギ, クグ, ケヶゲ, コゴ, サザ, シジ, スズ, セゼ, ソゾ, タダ, チヂ, ツッヅ, テデ, トド, ナ, ニ, ヌ, ネ, ノ, ハバパ, ヒビピ, フブプ, ヘベペ, ホボポ, マ, ミ, ム, メ, モ, ヤャ, ユュ, ヨョ, ラ, リ, ル, レ, ロ, ワヮ, ヰ, ヱ, ヲ, ン, ー, ヽ, ヾ