Ke (kana)
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| ke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| transliteration | ke | ||
| translit. with dakuten | ge | ||
| translit. with handakuten | (nge) | ||
| hiragana origin | 計 | ||
| katakana origin | 介 | ||
| spelling kana | 景色のケ (Keshiki no "ke") | ||
| unicode | U+3051, U+30B1 | ||
| braille |  | ||
け, in hiragana, or ケ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Both represent [ke]. The shape of these kana come from the kanji 計 and 介, respectively.
A dakuten may be added to this character; this changes it to げ in hiragana, ゲ in katakana, ge in Hepburn romanization, and the pronunciation shifts to [ɡe] in initial positions, and varying between [ŋe] and [ɣe] in the middle of words.
A handakuten (゜) does not occur with ke in normal Japanese text, but it may be used by linguists to indicate a nasal pronunciation [ŋe].
| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal k- (か行 ka-gyō) |
ke | け | ケ |
| kei kee kē |
けい, けぃ けえ, けぇ けー |
ケイ, ケィ ケエ, ケェ ケー | |
| Addition dakuten g- (が行 ga-gyō) |
ge | げ | ゲ |
| gei gee gē |
げい, げぃ げえ, げぇ げー |
ゲイ, ゲィ ゲエ, ゲェ ゲー |
Stroke order
Other communicative representations
In Japanese Braille, け or ケ is represented as:
⠫
The Wabun code for け or ケ is －・－－.
See also
- Small ke (ヶ)