け (ke), hiragana basic
け
ke
か row · e column
hiraganabasic3 strokes
Stroke order
katakana counterpart
Variants
Words with け
今朝けさthis morning
結婚けっこん (する)marriage; getting married
消すけすturn off; erase
How to remember it
けImagine two posts beside a gate, with a bar across the right post. Keep that open gate in mind for ke.
Where it comes from
計け
け developed from the cursive writing of 計. Its sound-symbol use is separate from the kanji's meaning of measuring or planning.