also: ウェー · ウエー
Katakana noun corresponding to “way.” In ordinary Japanese, words such as 方法 or 道 are normally used; ウェイ is mainly encountered as a foreign-word element in names, titles, and compounds such as ワンウェイ or マイウェイ.
「ワンウェイ」のウェイは、「道」や「方法」を表す部分だ。
The ウェイ in ワンウェイ is the part that expresses "way" or "method."
「マイウェイ」のウェイは「道」や「やり方」という意味で理解される。
The ウェイ in マイウェイ is understood as meaning “way,” “path,” or “manner.”
highway; expressway
speedway
ropeway; aerial lift; cable car
rowdy young people; party-loving youth
airway
Main form and the only variant marked with loanword priority.
Attested long-vowel spelling variant of ウェイ.
Attested spelling variant using large エ; less standard-looking in modern katakana than ウェイ.
Only katakana spellings are given; no explicit language-of-origin data is specified. The form corresponds to the foreign word glossed as “way,” but the borrowing history is not specified.