Hiragana & Katakana · Katakana: ga, za, da

ガ

が

ga

Stroke order of katakana ガ

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

Memory trick

カ plus voicing marks: the Cut becomes a Gash, "ga".

Origin: カ + ゛ (dakuten: voiced)

Example word

ガム

がむ

chewing gum

More words: Katakana: ga, za, da

ギgi グgu ゲge ゴgo ザza ジji ズzu ゼze ゾzo ダda ヂji (rare; usually じ)ヅzu (rare; usually ず)デde ドdo

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