How to write ケ (ke) in katakana
Add two short marks to ケ (ke) and you get ゲ (ge). Its shape keeps a part of the kanji 介 (“jammed in”). It takes three short strokes: the first from the top going down and left, the last ending at the bottom. Loanwords that begin with it: ケア (“care”), ケルン (“Cologne (Germany)”), ケーキ (“cake”) and ケージ (“cage”).
- Romaji
- ke
- Strokes
- 3
- From
- 介
- Hiragana
- け
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- topdown and left
- top leftrightwards
- topdown and left
Where ケ comes from
- Katakana
- 介, a part of the kanji
- Hiragana
- け from 計
The two scripts took this sound from different kanji, 介 (“jammed in”) and 計 (“plot”).
Look-alikes
Trace it
Follow the numbers. Tracing help
With voicing marks
Base kana first, then the marks at the top right.
Words with ケ
77 common JMdict katakana words with it; ten shown.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ケア | kea | care; attention |
| ケルン | kerun | Cologne (Germany) |
| ケーキ | keeki | cake |
| ケージ | keeji | cage |
| ケース | keesu | case (container); case (instance, situation) |
| ケープ | keepu | cape |
| ケベック | kebekku | Quebec (Canada) |
| ケミカル | kemikaru | chemical; synthetic |
| ケロイド | keroido | keloid |
| ケーブル | keeburu | cable; cable railway |
Practice sheet
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