# ペ — katakana “pe”

ペ is the katakana character for the sound “pe”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is ぺ.

- Reading: pe
- Strokes: 2
- Hiragana: ぺ

## How ペ sounds

ペ is ヘ with handakuten (゜): he becomes pe.

## Don't confuse it with

ベ

## Words with ペ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ペン | pen | pen |
| ページ | peeji | page |
| ペンキ | penki | paint |
| ペット | petto | pet |
| ペース | peesu | pace |
| ペルー | peruu | Peru |

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