# 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.

- Reading: de
- Strokes: 5
- Hiragana: で

## How デ sounds

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

## Words with デ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| デート | deeto | date |
| データ | deeta | data |
| デパート | depaato | department store |
| デザイン | dezain | design |
| デザート | dezaato | dessert |
| デモ | demo | demonstration |

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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/katakana-chart/de/. Last updated 2026-11-01.