Stroke order
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 計 in the cursive sōsho style.
け • (ke )
The hiragana syllable け ( ke ) . Its equivalent in katakana is ケ ( ke ) . It is the ninth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is か行 え段 ( ka-gyō e-dan , “ row ka , section e ” ) .
(Hiragana ) 平仮名 ; あ ぁ , い ぃ , う ぅ ゔ , え ぇ , お ぉ , か ゕ が , き ぎ , く ぐ , け ゖ げ , こ 𛄲 ( 𛄲 ) ご , さ ざ , し じ , す ず , せ ぜ , そ ぞ , た だ , ち ぢ , つ っ づ , て で , と ど , な , に , ぬ , ね , の , は ば ぱ , ひ び ぴ , ふ ぶ ぷ , へ べ ぺ , ほ ぼ ぽ , ま , み , む , め , も , や ゃ , 𛀆 , ゆ ゅ , 𛀁 , よ ょ , ら ら゚ , り り゚ , る る゚ , れ れ゚ , ろ ろ゚ , わ ゎ わ゙ , ゐ 𛅐 ( 𛅐 ) ゐ゙ , 𛄟 ( 𛄟 ) , ゑ 𛅑 ( 𛅑 ) ゑ゙ , を 𛅒 ( 𛅒 ) を゙ , ん , ー , ゝ , ゞ , ゟ
For pronunciation and definitions of け – see the following entry.
(This term, け ( ke ) , is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)For a list of all kanji read as け , see Category:Japanese kanji read as け .)
For pronunciation and definitions of け – see the following entries.
【気 】 1
[noun] a sign
[noun] This term needs a translation to English.
[prefix] This term needs a translation to English.
[suffix] This term needs a translation to English.
(This term, け ( ke ) , is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)For a list of all kanji read as け , see Category:Japanese kanji read as け .)
(The following entries are uncreated: 化 , 仮 , 華 , 袈 .)
/kai/ → /keː/ → /ke/
From earlier けえ ( kē ) , in turn a sound shift from かい ( kai ) .[ 1]
け • (ke )
( informal , intimate, sometimes considered dialectal ) ( question particle )
/koi/ → /keː/ → /ke/
け • (ke )
( Kagoshima , dialect ) come ! ( imperative form, equivalent to mainland 来( こ ) い ( koi ) )
1984 February 15, Motoka Murakami , “またいつか、勝( しょう ) 負( ぶ ) の日( ひ ) までの巻( まき ) ”, in 六( ム ) 三( サ ) 四( シ ) の剣( けん ) , volume 13 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN , page 77 :よかか…オイのなは日( ひ ) 高( だか ) 剣( けん ) 介( すけ ) …くやしかったら鹿児島( カゴッマ ) セェけ ( こい ) ‼いっでん( いつでも ) 勝( しょう ) 負( ぶ ) してやっで‼ Yoka ka… Oi no na wa Hidaka Kensuke… Kuyashikattara Kagomma sē ke ‼ Idden shōbu shite yadde‼ Awrite… Mah name’s Hidaka Kensuke… Come to Kagoshima when yer ready‼ Ah’ll be waitin’ to settle witcha again‼