# け — hiragana “ke”

け is the hiragana character for the sound “ke”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ケ.

- Reading: ke
- Strokes: 3
- Katakana: ケ

## Don't confuse it with

は

## Words with け

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| けいかく | keikaku | plan |
| けっこん | kekkon | marriage |
| けんこう | kenkou | health |
| けっして | kesshite | never (with a negative) |
| けっか | kekka | result |
| けいさつ | keisatsu | police |

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