# ね — hiragana “ne”

ね is the hiragana character for the sound “ne”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ネ.

- Reading: ne
- Strokes: 2
- Katakana: ネ

## Don't confuse it with

ぬ · れ · わ

## Words with ね

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ねん | nen | year |
| ねる | neru | to sleep |
| ねこ | neko | cat |
| ねむる | nemuru | to sleep |
| ねんかん | nenkan | a year |
| ねだん | nedan | price |

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