# 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.

- Reading: ba
- Strokes: 5
- Katakana: バ

## How ば sounds

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

## Don't confuse it with

ぱ

## Words with ば

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ばしょ | basho | place |
| ばあい | baai | case |
| ばんごう | bangou | number |
| ばら | bara | rose |
| こんばんは | konbanha | good evening |
| いちばん | ichiban | number one |

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/hiragana-chart/ba/. Last updated 2026-11-01.