# な — hiragana “na”

な is the hiragana character for the sound “na”. It is written with 4 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ナ.

- Reading: na
- Strokes: 4
- Katakana: ナ

## Don't confuse it with

た

## Words with な

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ない | nai | not; there is none |
| なる | naru | to become |
| なに | nani | what |
| なか | naka | inside |
| なにか | nanika | something |
| なん | nan | what |

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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/na/. Last updated 2026-11-01.