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デ — katakana “de”

デ is the katakana character for the sound “de”. It is written with 5 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is で.

デ
Stroke order of デ (de)
Reading
de
Script
katakana
Strokes
5
Row
the ダ row
Hiragana
で

How to write デ

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 デ sounds

デ is テ with dakuten (゛): te becomes de.

Words with デ

WordReadingMeaning
デートdeetodate
データdeetadata
デパートdepaatodepartment store
デザインdezaindesign
デザートdezaatodessert
デモdemodemonstration

The whole row

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