# べ — hiragana “be”

べ is the hiragana character for the sound “be”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ベ.

- Reading: be
- Strokes: 3
- Katakana: ベ

## How べ sounds

べ is へ with dakuten (゛): he becomes be.

## Don't confuse it with

ぺ

## Words with べ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| べんきょう | benkyou | study |
| べつ | betsu | different; separate |
| べんごし | bengoshi | lawyer |
| すべて | subete | everything |
| たべる | taberu | to eat |
| ゆうべ | yuube | last night |

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/hiragana-chart/be/. Last updated 2026-11-01.