# ぺ — hiragana “pe”

ぺ is the hiragana character for the sound “pe”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ペ.

- Reading: pe
- Strokes: 2
- Katakana: ペ

## How ぺ sounds

ぺ is へ with handakuten (゜): he becomes pe.

## Don't confuse it with

べ

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