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ぱ — hiragana “pa”

ぱ is the hiragana character for the sound “pa”. It is written with 4 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is パ.

ぱ
Stroke order of ぱ (pa)
Reading
pa
Script
hiragana
Strokes
4
Row
the ぱ row
Katakana
パ

How to write ぱ

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 ぱ sounds

ぱ is は with handakuten (゜): ha becomes pa.

Don't confuse it with

Words with ぱ

WordReadingMeaning
しゅっぱつshuppatsudeparture
しっぱいshippaifailure
いっぱいippaifull; a lot
しんぱいshinpaiworry
りっぱrippasplendid

The whole row

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