# メ — katakana “me”

メ is the katakana character for the sound “me”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is め.

- Reading: me
- Strokes: 2
- Hiragana: め

## Don't confuse it with

ナ

## Words with メ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| メートル | meetoru | metre |
| メガネ | megane | glasses |
| メール | meeru | email |
| メンバー | menbaa | member |
| メキシコ | mekishiko | Mexico |
| メモ | memo | note |

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