Nijikana

Katakana ヤ (ya)

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

ヤ
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Memory trick

A yak's horn.

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Practise ヤ until it sticks

It's taught in katakana 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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