は — hiragana “ha”
は is the hiragana character for the sound “ha”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ハ.
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How to write は
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 は sounds
As the particle that marks the topic of a sentence it is read wa, as in わたしは (watashi wa).
Don't confuse it with
Words with は
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| はい | hai | yes |
| はなす | hanasu | to talk |
| はなし | hanashi | talk |
| はいる | hairu | to enter |
| はたらく | hataraku | to work |
| はは | haha | mother |
The whole row
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