# テ — katakana “te”

テ is the katakana character for the sound “te”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is て.

- Reading: te
- Strokes: 3
- Hiragana: て

## Don't confuse it with

チ

## Words with テ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| テレビ | terebi | television |
| テニス | tenisu | tennis |
| テーブル | teeburu | table |
| テスト | tesuto | test |
| テント | tento | tent |
| テープ | teepu | tape |

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