# 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.

- Reading: he
- Strokes: 1
- Katakana: ヘ

## How へ sounds

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

## Words with へ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| へや | heya | room |
| へんじ | henji | reply |
| へいわ | heiwa | peace |
| へんか | henka | change |
| へん | hen | strange |
| たいへん | taihen | very; hard (going) |

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