Katakana ジャ (ja)
ジャ is a combination (yōon) sound, read “ja”, written with 7 strokes.
ジャ
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Memory trick
Big ジ + small ャ blend into one beat: "ja".
Also typed as zya or jya on a Japanese keyboard.
In hiragana
じゃthe same sound, “ja”Words with ジャ
ジャケットjaketto · jacket
ジャムjamu · jam
Practise ジャ until it sticks
It's taught in katakana lesson 15, "Combos III". Nijikana drills each character with mini-games and audio, and spaced repetition brings it back just before you forget it.
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