# 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.

- Reading: he
- Strokes: 1
- Hiragana: へ

## How ヘ sounds

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

## Words with ヘ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ヘリコプター | herikoputaa | helicopter |

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