い段だん

noun

i-row of the kana syllabary

Linguistics term referring to the row of kana ending in the vowel /i/ (い, き, し, etc.). Used in discussions of Japanese phonology and grammar.

See also: 五十音

• 五ご十じゅう音おん図ずのい段だんには「い、き、し、ち、に、ひ、み、り、ゐ」が並ならぶ。

  The i-row of the gojūon chart contains い, き, し, ち, に, ひ, み, り, and ゐ.