Hiragana & Katakana · Hiragana: ra, wa, n

わ

wa

Stroke order of hiragana わ

わ is written with 2 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A WAsp's stinger next to its round body: WA!

Origin: from the kanji 和 (harmony), written cursively

Example word

わたし

I, me

More words: Hiragana: ra, wa, n

らra りri るru れre ろro をwo (said “o”; the object particle)んn (the only lone consonant)

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