ヘ (he), katakana basic
ヘ
he
ハ row · e column
katakanabasic1 stroke
Stroke order
Pronunciation
Usually pronounced he. When へ marks the direction of movement, it is pronounced e.
hiragana counterpart
Variants
Words with ヘ
ヘリコプターhelicopter
ヘルメットhelmet
How to remember it
ヘA single hill shape, just like hiragana へ. Pair both shapes with he.
Where it comes from
部ヘ
ヘ is traced to a simplified part of 部. It has almost the same modern shape as hiragana へ.