# パ — katakana “pa”

パ is the katakana character for the sound “pa”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is ぱ.

- Reading: pa
- Strokes: 3
- Hiragana: ぱ

## How パ sounds

パ is ハ with handakuten (゜): ha becomes pa.

## Don't confuse it with

バ

## Words with パ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| パーティー | paatii | party |
| パン | pan | bread |
| パスポート | pasupooto | passport |
| パーセント | paasento | percent |
| パソコン | pasokon | personal computer |
| パイロット | pairotto | pilot |

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