# ゲ — katakana “ge”

ゲ is the katakana character for the sound “ge”. It is written with 5 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is げ.

- Reading: ge
- Strokes: 5
- Hiragana: げ

## How ゲ sounds

ゲ is ケ with dakuten (゛): ke becomes ge.

## Words with ゲ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ゲーム | geemu | game |
| ゲート | geeto | gate |
| テレビゲーム | terebigeemu | video game |
| バーゲン | baagen | bargain |

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