Ne (kana)

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ne
hiragana
japanese hiragana ne
katakana
japanese katakana ne
transliterationne
hiragana origin
katakana origin

, in hiragana, or in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. The hiragana is made in two strokes, while the katakana is made in four. Both represent [ne].

As a particle, it is used at the end of a sentence, equivalent to an English, "right?" or "isn't it?" It is also used as slang in Japan to get to get someone's attention, the English equivalent being "hey" or "hey, you."

Form Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana
Normal n-
(な行 na-gyō)
ne
nei
nee
ねい, ねぃ
ねえ, ねぇ
ねー
ネイ, ネィ
ネエ, ネェ
ネー

Stroke order

Stroke order in writing ね
Stroke order in writing ネ
Stroke order in writing ね
Stroke order in writing ね
Stroke order in writing ネ
Stroke order in writing ネ


Other Representations

Braille:

In popular culture

In the manga "Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo" ね is Jelly Jiggler's least favorite kana.