e

Interjection

1. eh?; what?; oh?

、出 かける まえに、しっかりかぎをかけたんですね。
e dekakeru maeni shikkari kagio kaketa ndesune.
Really? I had locked it up before I went out.
Interjection

2. yes; that's correct

Related to はい
え、そうですとも。
e sōdesutomo.
Yes, that is most certainly so.
Particle

3. strengthens a question, assertion, etc. — explanation

Archaic
Related to かえぞえわえ
Particle

4. hey

Archaic