# で — hiragana “de”

で is the hiragana character for the sound “de”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is デ.

- Reading: de
- Strokes: 3
- Katakana: デ

## How で sounds

で is て with dakuten (゛): te becomes de.

## Words with で

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| できる | dekiru | to be able to do |
| でる | deru | to leave |
| でんわ | denwa | telephone call |
| でかける | dekakeru | to go out |
| でんしゃ | densha | train |
| できるだけ | dekirudake | as much as one can |

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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/de/. Last updated 2026-11-01.