け

See also: げ, け゚, and ゖ

け	U+3051, け HIRAGANA LETTER KE

Hiragana

Japanese

Stroke order

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

け • (ke)

The hiragana syllable け (ke). Its equivalent in katakana is ケ (ke). It is the ninth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is か行え段 (ka-gyō e-dan, “row ka, section e”).

For pronunciation and definitions of け – see the following entry.

【毛】2	[noun] [from c. 759] hair, fur

(This term, け, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as け, see Category:Japanese kanji read as け.)

For pronunciation and definitions of け – see the following entries.

【気】1	[noun] a sign [noun] This term needs a translation to English. [prefix] This term needs a translation to English. [suffix] This term needs a translation to English.

【家】2	[suffix] representing relationship to a family

【卦】H	[noun] divination symbol or sign

(This term, け, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as け, see Category:Japanese kanji read as け.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 化, 仮, 華, 袈.)

/kai/ → /keː/ → /ke/

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

け • (ke)

/koi/ → /keː/ → /ke/

け • (ke)

(Kagoshima, dialect) come! (imperative form, equivalent to mainland 来(こ)い (koi))
- 1984 February 15, Motoka Murakami, “またいつか、勝(しょう)負(ぶ)の日(ひ)までの巻(まき) [One Day, We’ll Face off Again]”, in 六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん) (六(ム)三(サ)四(シ)の剣(けん)) [Musashi’s Sword], volume 13 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 77:
  よかか…オイのなは日(ひ)高(だか)剣(けん)介(すけ)…くやしかったら鹿児島(カゴッマ)セェけ(こい)‼いっでん(いつでも)勝(しょう)負(ぶ)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‼

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

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