Hiragana & Katakana · Hiragana: na, ha

な

na

Stroke order of hiragana な

な is written with 4 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A NUn kneeling to pray beside a cross: NAh-men.

Origin: from the kanji 奈 (Nara, what), written cursively

Example word

なつ

summer

More words: Hiragana: na, ha

にni ぬnu ねne のno はha ひhi ふfu へhe ほho

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