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わ

wa

Hiragana わ (wa)

  • Reads aswa
  • ScriptHiragana
  • Katakana pair
  • Roww

Remember it

A wave breaking over a post.

Words that use it

  • わたし watashi I, me 私
  • かわ kawa river 川

Don't confuse it with

ね ne
れ re

わ curls back towards its own stem; れ throws the same stroke outward. Of the three in this family, わ is the one that comes back.