Hiragana "Pe" Coloring Pages

"Pe" for "Penki" (Paint)

The character on this coloring page is the Hiragana "Pe".
The word is "penki" (paint). The picture on the left shows an open paint can and a paintbrush used to put on paint.
Can you see a little bit of paint dripping from the edge of the can?
Paint is used to put color on walls, benches, gates, and fences to make them look pretty and protect them from rain and sunlight.
Usually, people write "penki" using Katakana, but on this coloring page, it is written in Hiragana so you can practice Hiragana "Pe".

The character with a circle on "Hiragana "Pe""

Hiragana "Pe" is the letter "He" with a little circle (handakuten) added to the top right.
When you add the circle, the "He" sound changes to a popping sound: "Pe"!
There are only 5 letters that take a little circle: "Pa", "Pi", "Pu", Hiragana "Pe", and "Po". They are all in the "Ha" family!
The original letter "He" came from a simplified version of the kanji 「部」.
By the way, "He" is a rare letter because its hiragana and katakana shapes look almost exactly the same!

Tips for writing Hiragana "Pe" neatly

"Hiragana "Pe"" is written with 1 stroke.
Start at the bottom left and go up a bit. Next, bend down like a mountain, and draw a long line to the bottom right.
The trick is to make the left side short and the right side long.
If the top of the mountain is a little to the left of the middle of the box, it will look nice and balanced.
At the end, let's draw a small circle on the top right. Do not attach the circle to "Hiragana "Pe"". Draw it a little bit away.
If you draw the circle too big, the letter will lose its balance. So draw it small and cute!

Let's find words that start with Hiragana "Pe"

Words that start with "Pe" include penguin, pekopeko (hungry), perapera (thin or fluent), and pettanko (flat).
This letter often appears in words that show how something looks or sounds, like pekopeko for a tummy growling, or perapera for thin paper.
Can you think of any others, like "petapeta" or "perori"?
Try playing a word game with someone in your family where you take turns saying words with Hiragana "Pe".
The person who can't think of a word loses! We hope you can find a lot of them.

Color the Big Hiragana "Pe" in Your Favorite Colors

First, color the big outlined Hiragana "Pe" at the top right with your favorite colors.
If you use orange for the hill part of "He" and red for the circle, the circle will really stand out!
Since it goes with the paint can, using bold colors that look like real paint is a great idea, too.
To keep inside the lines, go slow near the edges and color freely in the middle.

The Paint Can and Brush

If you color the paint can silver or gray, it will look like a real metal can.
The main tip is to use the same color for the paint inside the can and the drips on the outside!
Choose any paint color you want to try, like red, blue, or yellow.
If you make the edges of the dripping drops a little darker, the paint will look nice and thick.
Color the brush bristles dark brown and the handle light brown, then add a little paint color to the tip of the brush, too!

Trace the Letters Slowly with a Pencil

In the box at the bottom right, there are 8 light gray Hiragana "Pe" letters in a row.
Soft pencils like B or 2B are easy to write with.
Use the vertical and horizontal guide lines in the middle of the box to check where the top of the hill goes before you write.
Don't forget to draw the circle at the end!
Great job if you can carefully trace all 8 letters, one by one.

The word "paint" comes from a foreign country

It is said that the word "paint" comes from a word that arrived in Japan from the Netherlands long ago.
That is why it is usually written in Katakana.
Words that come from foreign countries often use the sounds "pa," "pi," "pu," "pe," and "po."

Paint is made of colored powder and a glue-like liquid

Paint is made by mixing powder that gives it color with a liquid that makes it stick to walls and wood.
After you paint, the water in the liquid dries up, leaving the colored powder stuck tight to the surface to harden.
So, when paint has just been used, it is still sticky if you touch it.

Be careful of "Wet Paint"

Have you ever seen a sign in town that says "Wet Paint"?
It is a note to tell you not to touch or sit on it because it was just painted and is not dry yet.
If you touch it by mistake, paint will get on your hands and clothes, and it is hard to get off.
If you see one, step carefully around it.

Penguin also starts with Hiragana "Pe"

Speaking of animals that start with Hiragana "Pe," there is the penguin!
Penguins are birds that cannot fly in the sky, but they use their wings to swim smoothly through the sea as if they are flying.
It is fun that "paint" and "penguin" start with the same first two sounds, isn't it?