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Hiragana & Katakana · Katakana: ma, ya

ヤ

や

ya

Stroke order of katakana ヤ

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

Memory trick

A Yak with a horn pointing sideways: "ya".

Origin: from the kanji 也

Example word

ヤード

やーど

yard (unit)

More words: Katakana: ma, ya

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