わ
wa
わ (wa)
わ is a hiragana character pronounced “wa”. It belongs to the wa row.
Katakana Equivalent
ワ
The katakana form of わ, used for foreign words and emphasis.
Korean Hint
와
Similar sound in Korean for Korean speakers learning Japanese.
Memory Trick
A swan on WAter — 'wa' as in 'water'
A bird-like curved shape
Character Details
- Writing System
- Hiragana
- Romaji
- wa
- Row
- wa
- Unicode
- U+308F
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