# た — hiragana “ta”

た is the hiragana character for the sound “ta”. It is written with 4 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is タ.

- Reading: ta
- Strokes: 4
- Katakana: タ

## Don't confuse it with

な

## Words with た

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| たくさん | takusan | a lot |
| たべる | taberu | to eat |
| たいへん | taihen | very; hard (going) |
| ため | tame | for the sake of; purpose |
| たかい | takai | high |
| たのしい | tanoshii | enjoyable |

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