# ワ — katakana “wa”

ワ is the katakana character for the sound “wa”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is わ.

- Reading: wa
- Strokes: 2
- Hiragana: わ

## Don't confuse it with

ウ · フ

## Words with ワ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ワープロ | waapuro | word processor |
| ワシントン | washinton | Washington, D.C. |
| ワイシャツ | waishatsu | dress shirt |
| ハワイ | hawai | Hawaii |
| シャワー | shawaa | shower |
| ホワイト | howaito | white |

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