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ベ — katakana “be”

ベ is the katakana character for the sound “be”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is べ.

ベ
Stroke order of ベ (be)
Reading
be
Script
katakana
Strokes
3
Row
the バ row
Hiragana
べ

How to write ベ

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.

How ベ sounds

ベ is ヘ with dakuten (゛): he becomes be.

Don't confuse it with

Words with ベ

WordReadingMeaning
ベッドbeddobed
ベルberubell
ベンチbenchibench
ベストbesutobest; vest
ベルトberutobelt
ベストセラーbesutoseraabestseller

The whole row

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