ヘ — katakana “he”

ヘ is the katakana character for the sound “he”. It is written with 1 stroke, and in hiragana the same sound is へ.

ヘ

How to write ヘ

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.

As the particle of direction it is read e, as in がっこうへ (gakkō e, to school).

Word	Reading	Meaning
ヘリコプター	herikoputaa	helicopter

Last updated 1 November 2026