Ne (kana) explained

Hiragana Image:Japanese_Hiragana_kyokashotai_NE.svg
Katakana Image:Japanese_Katakana_kyokashotai_NE.svg
Transliteration:ne
Hiragana Manyogana:
Katakana Manyogana:
Other Manyogana:禰 尼 泥 年 根 宿
Unicode:U+306D, U+30CD
Flag1:9
Flag2:2
Flag3:1
Spelling:ねずみのネ (Nezumi no ne)

, in hiragana, or in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. The hiragana is made in two strokes, while the katakana is made in four. Both represent pronounced as /[ne]/.

As a particle, it is used at the end of a sentence, equivalent to an English, "right?" or "isn't it?" It is also used as slang in Japan to get someone's attention, the English equivalent being "hey" or "hey, you."

FormRōmajiHiraganaKatakana
Normal n-
(な行 na-gyō)
ne
nei
nee
ねい, ねぃ
ねえ, ねぇ
ねー
ネイ, ネィ
ネエ, ネェ
ネー

Other communicative representations

In popular culture

In the manga "Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo" ね is Jelly Jiggler's least favorite kana.

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