せ (se), hiragana basic
せ
se
さ row · e column
hiraganabasic3 strokes
Stroke order
katakana counterpart
Variants
Similar characters
Words with せ
先生せんせいteacher
千せんthousand
先週せんしゅうlast week
How to remember it
せTwo upright strokes meet a crossbar, and the lower stroke turns right. Imagine a seat built on that frame: se.
Where it comes from
世せ
せ developed from the cursive writing of 世. Katakana セ also uses 世 as its source.