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エ — katakana “e”

エ is the katakana character for the sound “e”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is え.

エ
Stroke order of エ (e)
Reading
e
Script
katakana
Strokes
3
Row
the vowels
Hiragana
え

How to write エ

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 エ sounds

Like the e in “pet”.

Words with エ

WordReadingMeaning
エンジンenjinengine
エネルギーenerugiienergy
エレベーターerebeetaaelevator
エアコンeakonair conditioner
エッセイesseiessay
エアロビクスearobikusuaerobics

The whole row

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