へ — hiragana “he”

へ is the hiragana character for the sound “he”. It is written with 1 stroke, and in katakana the same sound is ヘ.

へ

How to write へ

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.

As the particle of direction it is read e, as in がっこうへ (gakkō e, to school).

Last updated 1 November 2026