# 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.

- Reading: pa
- Strokes: 4
- Katakana: パ

## How ぱ sounds

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

## Don't confuse it with

ば

## Words with ぱ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| しゅっぱつ | shuppatsu | departure |
| しっぱい | shippai | failure |
| いっぱい | ippai | full; a lot |
| しんぱい | shinpai | worry |
| りっぱ | rippa | splendid |

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