# ヤ — katakana “ya”

ヤ is the katakana character for the sound “ya”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is や.

- Reading: ya
- Strokes: 2
- Hiragana: や

## Words with ヤ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ヤード | yaado | yard |
| タイヤ | taiya | tire |
| ダイヤ | daiya | diamond; train timetable |

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