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U+3051, け
HIRAGANA LETTER KE

Hiragana

Japanese

Stroke order
3 strokes

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji in the cursive sōsho style.

Syllable

(ke

  1. The hiragana syllable (ke). Its equivalent in katakana is (ke). It is the ninth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is (ka-gyō e-dan, row ka, section e).
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entry.
2
hair, fur
(This term, (ke), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as , see Category:Japanese kanji read as け.)

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entries.
1
a sign
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2
representing relationship to a family
H
divination symbol or sign
(This term, (ke), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as , see Category:Japanese kanji read as け.)

(The following entries are uncreated: , , , .)

Etymology 4

/kai//keː//ke/

From earlier けえ (), in turn a sound shift from かい (kai).[1]

Pronunciation

Particle

(ke

  1. (informal, intimate, sometimes considered dialectal) (question particle)

Etymology 5

/koi//keː//ke/

Verb

(ke

  1. (Kagoshima, dialect) come! (imperative form, equivalent to mainland () (koi))
    • 1984 February 15, Motoka Murakami, “またいつか、(しょう)()()までの(まき) [One Day, We’ll Face off Again]”, in ()()()(けん) [Musashi’s Sword], volume 13 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 77:
      よかか…オイのなは()(だか)(けん)(すけ)…くやしかったら鹿児島(カゴッマ)セェ(こい)いっでん(いつでも)(しょう)()してやっで‼
      Yoka ka… Oi no na wa Hidaka Kensuke… Kuyashikattara Kagomma sē ke‼ Idden shōbu shite yadde‼
      Awrite… Mah name’s Hidaka Kensuke… Come to Kagoshima when yer ready‼ Ah’ll be waitin’ to settle witcha again‼

References

  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN