な (na), hiragana basic
な
na
な row · a column
hiraganabasic4 strokes
Stroke order
katakana counterpart
Words with な
名前なまえname
夏なつsummer
七ななseven
How to remember it
なImagine a knot being tied beside a crossed pole. Knot cues the n sound in na; the k in the English word is silent.
Where it comes from
奈な
な developed from the cursive writing of 奈. The source character is also familiar from 奈良, Nara.