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Hiragana & Katakana · Hiragana: ma, ya

や

ya

Stroke order of hiragana や

や is written with 3 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A YAk with big horns sticking out to the side.

Origin: from the kanji 也 (to be, also), written cursively

Example word

やま

mountain

More words: Hiragana: ma, ya

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