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ア — katakana “a”

ア is the katakana character for the sound “a”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is あ.

ア
Stroke order of ア (a)
Reading
a
Script
katakana
Strokes
2
Row
the vowels
Hiragana
あ

How to write ア

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 ア sounds

Like the a in “father”, but shorter.

Don't confuse it with

Words with ア

WordReadingMeaning
アニメanimeanimation
アメリカamerikaAmerica
アパートapaatoapartment building
アフリカafurikaAfrica
アイデアaideaidea
アジアajiaAsia

The whole row

Practise ア free

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