Nijikana

Hiragana わ (wa)

わ is one of the 46 basic characters, read “wa”, written with 2 strokes.

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Memory trick

Like ね but with a flat back instead of a loop. A wasp.

Don't mix it up with

Words with わ

  • わかりませんwakarimasen · I don't understand

Practise わ until it sticks

It's taught in hiragana lesson 8, "Y & W rows + n". Nijikana drills each character with mini-games and audio, and spaced repetition brings it back just before you forget it.

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