Hiragana & Katakana · Katakana: ma, ya

ヨ

よ

yo

Stroke order of katakana ヨ

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

Memory trick

A backwards E, like three Yo-yos hanging on a line: "yo".

Origin: from part of the kanji 與 (与)

Example word

ヨーグルト

よーぐると

yogurt

More words: Katakana: ma, ya

マma ミmi ムmu メme モmo ヤya ユyu

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