Nijikana

Hiragana (ta)

is one of the 46 basic characters, read “ta, written with 4 strokes.

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Memory trick

A lowercase t with a little こ beside it: ta.

Don't mix it up with

Words with

  • たすけてtasukete · help!
  • いたいitai · it hurts
  • たかいtakai · expensive
  • ふたつfutatsu · two (things)
  • いただきますitadakimasu · let's eat (before a meal)

Practise until it sticks

It's taught in hiragana lesson 4, "T row". Nijikana drills each character with mini-games and audio, and spaced repetition brings it back just before you forget it.

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