Nijikana

Hiragana ぱ (pa)

ぱ is a handakuten character, read “pa”, written with 4 strokes.

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Memory trick

は plus a small circle (handakuten ゜) turns h into p: "pa".

Words with ぱ

  • かんぱいkanpai · cheers!

Practise ぱ until it sticks

It's taught in hiragana lesson 12, "Handakuten: P". Nijikana drills each character with mini-games and audio, and spaced repetition brings it back just before you forget it.

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