や — hiragana “ya”
や is the hiragana character for the sound “ya”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ヤ.
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How to write や
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.
Words with や
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| やめる | yameru | to stop |
| やま | yama | mountain |
| やってくる | yattekuru | to come along |
| やくそく | yakusoku | promise |
| やきゅう | yakyuu | baseball |
| やすむ | yasumu | to rest; to take a day off |
The whole row
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