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ば — hiragana “ba”

ば is the hiragana character for the sound “ba”. It is written with 5 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is バ.

ば
Stroke order of ば (ba)
Reading
ba
Script
hiragana
Strokes
5
Row
the ば row
Katakana
バ

How to write ば

Follow the numbers on the diagram: each stroke starts at its number. Keep to this order, because that is how your hand remembers the shape.

How ば sounds

ば is は with dakuten (゛): ha becomes ba.

Don't confuse it with

Words with ば

WordReadingMeaning
ばしょbashoplace
ばあいbaaicase
ばんごうbangounumber
ばらbararose
こんばんはkonbanhagood evening
いちばんichibannumber one

The whole row

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