Japanese particle

Particle へ

Marks movement in a direction. It is pronounced え when used as a particle.

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へ emphasizes direction or the journey toward a place. に more strongly marks the destination or arrival point.

Practice in context

Use Study Mode in the J-Accelerate app to highlight this particle inside story sentences, then open the word detail popup for the same overview, examples and comparison notes. Native speaker audio is available for every particle and story sentence.