け
ke
Hiragana け (ke)
- Reads aske
- ScriptHiragana
- Katakana pair ケ
- Rowk
Remember it
A keg with a tap sticking out of its side.
Words that use it
- たけ take bamboo 竹
- いけ ike pond 池
Don't confuse it with
け and は share a tall left stroke, but は closes with a loop on the right and け does not. は turns up constantly as a particle, so if the shape is doing grammatical work it is は.