ハ (ha), katakana basic
ハ
ha
ハ row · a column
katakanabasic2 strokes
Stroke order
Pronunciation
Usually pronounced ha. When は marks the topic of a sentence, it is pronounced wa.
hiragana counterpart
Variants
Words with ハ
ハンカチhandkerchief
ハムham
How to remember it
ハTwo strokes spread apart like a pair of open legs. Imagine someone standing wide and laughing ha.
Where it comes from
八ハ
ハ comes from 八. It represents ha; it does not mean eight or supply the full reading hachi.