# 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.

- Reading: e
- Strokes: 2
- Katakana: エ

## How え sounds

Like the e in “pet”.

## Words with え

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| えいご | eigo | English |
| えき | eki | railway station |
| えいが | eiga | movie |
| えらぶ | erabu | to choose |
| える | eru | to get |
| えん | en | yen |

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