Nijikana

Hiragana ね (ne)

ね is one of the 46 basic characters, read “ne”, written with 2 strokes.

ね
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Memory trick

A cat (neko) with a curled tail: ne. (れ kicks out, わ has no loop.)

Don't mix it up with

Words with ね

  • おかねokane · money
  • おねがいしますonegaishimasu · please (a request)

Practise ね until it sticks

It's taught in hiragana lesson 5, "N row". Nijikana drills each character with mini-games and audio, and spaced repetition brings it back just before you forget it.

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