How to write ね (ne) in hiragana
ね (ne) has no voiced form. It grew out of the cursive form of the kanji 祢 (“ancestral shrine”). Its two strokes begin at the top left, heading downwards, and the last one finishes at the bottom right. Words that start with it include 年間 (“(period of) a year”), 狙い (“aim”), 年金 (“annuity”) and 年生 (“nth-year student”).
- Romaji
- ne
- Strokes
- 2
- From
- 祢
- Katakana
- ネ
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- top leftdownwards
- top leftdown and left → up and right
Where ね comes from
- Hiragana
- 祢, cursive of the whole kanji
- Katakana
- ネ from 祢
Here both scripts start from the same kanji, 祢 (“ancestral shrine”).
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Words with ね
347 common JMdict words with it; ten shown.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 年間 | ねんかん nenkan | (period of) a year; during the era |
| 狙い | ねらい nerai | aim; aim |
| 年金 | ねんきん nenkin | annuity; pension |
| 年生 | ねんせい nensei | nth-year student; nth-year pupil |
| 年齢 | ねんれい nenrei | age; years |
| 値上げ | ねあげ neage | price increase; rise in price |
| 年度 | ねんど nendo | fiscal year; financial year |
| 年内 | ねんない nennai | remainder of the year; rest of the year |
| 燃料 | ねんりょう nenryou | fuel |
| 値段 | ねだん nedan | price; cost |
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