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え — hiragana “e”

え is the hiragana character for the sound “e”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is エ.

え
Stroke order of え (e)
Reading
e
Script
hiragana
Strokes
2
Row
the vowels
Katakana
エ

How to write え

Follow the numbers on the diagram: each stroke starts at its number. Keep to this order, because that is how your hand remembers the shape.

How え sounds

Like the e in “pet”.

Words with え

WordReadingMeaning
えいごeigoEnglish
えきekirailway station
えいがeigamovie
えらぶerabuto choose
えるeruto get
えんenyen

The whole row

Practise え free

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