How to write テ (te) in katakana
Add two short marks to テ (te) and you get デ (de). Its shape keeps a part of the kanji 天 (“heavens”). It takes three short strokes: the first from the top left going rightwards, the last ending at the bottom left. Loanwords that begin with it: テキ (“beefsteak”), テク (“technology”), テロ (“terror”) and テン (“10”).
- Romaji
- te
- Strokes
- 3
- From
- 天
- Hiragana
- て
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- top leftrightwards
- leftrightwards
- centerdownwards → down and left
Where テ comes from
Here both scripts start from the same kanji, 天 (“heavens”).
Look-alikes
Trace it
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With voicing marks
Base kana first, then the marks at the top right.
Words with テ
248 common JMdict katakana words with it; ten shown.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| テキ | teki | beefsteak |
| テク | teku | technology; technical |
| テロ | tero | terror; terrorism |
| テン | ten | 10; ten |
| ティー | teii | tea |
| テスト | tesuto | test; exam |
| テナー | tenaa | tenor |
| テニス | tenisu | tennis |
| テラス | terasu | terrace |
| テレビ | terebi | television; TV |
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