# 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.

- Reading: ba
- Strokes: 4
- Hiragana: ば

## How バ sounds

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

## Don't confuse it with

パ

## Words with バ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| バス | basu | bus |
| バター | bataa | butter |
| バッグ | baggu | bag |
| バイク | baiku | motorcycle |
| バケツ | baketsu | bucket |
| バレーボール | bareebooru | volleyball |

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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/katakana-chart/ba/. Last updated 2026-11-01.