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め — hiragana “me”

め is the hiragana character for the sound “me”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is メ.

め
Stroke order of め (me)
Reading
me
Script
hiragana
Strokes
2
Row
the ま row
Katakana
メ

How to write め

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.

Don't confuse it with

Words with め

WordReadingMeaning
めったにmettanirarely
ごめんなさいgomennasaisorry
おめでとうomedetoucongratulations!
あめamerain
ためtamefor the sake of; purpose
はじめるhajimeruto start

The whole row

Practise め free

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