て and テ

Pronunciation

"TE" sound in "Tent" or "Tech".

て Memorization Story

Both the hiragana and katakana て look a lot like a stylized English T.

テ Memorization Story

If the extra line in the katakana テ throws you off, you could imagine an arm holding a magic shield. Which is useful, because たて in Japanese means SHIELD.

Writing

 
 

て looks a lot like the BOTTOM part of .

 

Font Examples

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Typing

Hiragana て
Type the letters “te”.

Katakana テ
Type "te" and press the F7 key, or press spacebar until the katakana appears. 

Word(s)

てつ

iron

たて

shield

テクテク

the sound of walking

hand

てき

enemy

 

Historical Form

Hiragana
天→て

HISTORICAL VERSION

 

Katakana
天→テ

PART BORROWED

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