Nijikana

Hiragana ちゃ (cha)

ちゃ is a combination (yōon) sound, read “cha, written with 5 strokes.

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Memory trick

Big ち + small ゃ blend into one beat: "cha".

Also typed as tya or cya on a Japanese keyboard.

Words with ちゃ

  • おちゃocha · tea

Practise ちゃ until it sticks

It's taught in hiragana lesson 13, "Combos I". Nijikana drills each character with mini-games and audio, and spaced repetition brings it back just before you forget it.

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