# ナ — katakana “na”

ナ is the katakana character for the sound “na”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is な.

- Reading: na
- Strokes: 2
- Hiragana: な

## Don't confuse it with

メ

## Words with ナ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ナイフ | naifu | knife |
| ナプキン | napukin | napkin |
| ナポレオン | naporeon | Napoleon |
| カナダ | kanada | Canada |
| ディナー | dinaa | dinner |
| トーナメント | toonamento | tournament |

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