# 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.

- Reading: me
- Strokes: 2
- Katakana: メ

## Don't confuse it with

ぬ

## Words with め

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| めったに | mettani | rarely |
| ごめんなさい | gomennasai | sorry |
| おめでとう | omedetou | congratulations! |
| あめ | ame | rain |
| ため | tame | for the sake of; purpose |
| はじめる | hajimeru | to start |

---

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