# わ — hiragana “wa”

わ is the hiragana character for the sound “wa”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ワ.

- Reading: wa
- Strokes: 2
- Katakana: ワ

## Don't confuse it with

ね · れ

## Words with わ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| わたし | watashi | I |
| わたしたち | watashitachi | we |
| われわれ | wareware | we |
| わかる | wakaru | to understand |
| わるい | warui | bad |
| わすれる | wasureru | to forget |

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