Hiragana や (ya)
や is one of the 46 basic characters, read “ya”, written with 3 strokes.
や
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Memory trick
A yak with horns: ya!
In katakana
ヤthe same sound, “ya”Words with や
おやすみoyasumi · good night
やすいyasui · cheap
Practise や 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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