# げ — hiragana “ge”

げ is the hiragana character for the sound “ge”. It is written with 5 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ゲ.

- Reading: ge
- Strokes: 5
- Katakana: ゲ

## How げ sounds

げ is け with dakuten (゛): ke becomes ge.

## Words with げ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| げんき | genki | lively |
| げんざい | genzai | the present |
| げんいん | gen'in | cause |
| げんご | gengo | language |
| げつようび | getsuyoubi | Monday |
| あげる | ageru | to give; to raise |

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