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'へ', in hiragana, or 'ヘ' in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both symbols are almost identical in one stroke. Both are pronounced (IPA) .

Forms	Rōmaji	Hiragana	Katakana	Example words (with kanji)
Normal ''h-'' (は行 ''ha-gyō'')	''he''	へ	ヘ	★ へび ''hebi'' 蛇 snake ★ へる ''heru'' 減る abate/decrease ★ へんか ''henka'' 変化 change/modification ★ へい ''hei'' 塀 wall ★ へいあん ''heian'' 平安 tranquility
	''hei'' ''hee'' ''hē''	へい, へぃ へえ, へぇ へー	ヘイ, ヘィ ヘエ, ヘェ ヘー
Addition dakuten ''b-'' (ば行 ''ba-gyō'')	''be''	べ	ベ	★ かべ ''kabe'' 壁 wall ★ べんきょう ''benkyō'' 勉強 studying ★ ベッド ''beddo'' bed ★ なんべい ''nanbei'' 南米 South America
	''bei'' ''bee'' ''bē''	べい, べぃ べえ, べぇ べー	ベイ, ベィ ベエ, ベェ ベー
Addition handakuten ''p-'' (ぱ行 ''pa-gyō'')	''pe''	ぺ	ペ	★ いっぺん ''ippen'' 一辺 on a side ★ ペルー ''perū'' Peru
	''pei'' ''pee'' ''pē''	ぺい, ぺぃ ぺえ, ぺぇ ぺー	ペイ, ペィ ペエ, ペェ ペー