Hiragana & Katakana · Hiragana: ba, pa

ば

Stroke order of hiragana ば

ば is written with 6 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

The two dots make the laughing は shout BA!

Origin: は + ゛ (dakuten: voiced)

Example word

ばしょ

place

More words: Hiragana: ba, pa

びbi ぶbu べbe ぼbo ぱpa ぴpi ぷpu ぺpe ぽpo

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