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Learn Hiragana te て
て is pronounced like the “tai” in “tailor”.
The Hiragana て is made with 1 stroke.
て is the word for hand. It’s kanji is 手.
The katakana counterpart to て is テ, not to be mixed up with the Japanese postal mark 〒.
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How to write Hiragana te て
The Hiragana て is made with 1 stroke. Write in one stroke, starting with the upper horizontal line and then curving vertically inward. The bottom half of そ.
Word samples using Hiragana te て
| Hiragana | Japanese | English meaning |
| て | Te | Hand |
| てがみ | Tegami | Letter |
| てぶくろ | Tebukuro | Gloves |
| てんらんかい | Tenrankai | Exhibition |
| てつどう | Tetsudō | Railroad |
More about Hiragana te て
You can find more about the many uses of this character here.
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