エ (e), katakana basic
エ
e
Vowel e
katakanabasic3 strokes
Stroke order
Pronunciation
Keep the front of your tongue at mid height for e. Do not let the vowel glide into an i sound as it often does in English say.
hiragana counterpart
Words with エ
エレベーターelevator
エアコンair conditioner
How to remember it
エTwo horizontal lines joined in the middle look like a beam. Picture an elevator moving between two floors: e.
Where it comes from
江エ
エ comes from 工 on the right of 江.