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バ — katakana “ba”

バ is the katakana character for the sound “ba”. It is written with 4 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is ば.

バ
Stroke order of バ (ba)
Reading
ba
Script
katakana
Strokes
4
Row
the バ row
Hiragana
ば

How to write バ

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 バ sounds

バ is ハ with dakuten (゛): ha becomes ba.

Don't confuse it with

Words with バ

WordReadingMeaning
バスbasubus
バターbataabutter
バッグbaggubag
バイクbaikumotorcycle
バケツbaketsubucket
バレーボールbareebooruvolleyball

The whole row

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