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パ (pa), katakana handakuten

pa

P-sound form · based on ハ

katakanahandakuten3 strokes

Stroke order

Pronunciation

The small circle on ハ gives a p sound. The traditional name is handakuten; it does not mean that p is partly voiced.

hiragana counterpart

Formed from

パ is ハ with handakuten (the small circle ゚) at the upper right. The circle changes the consonant to p.

Words with パ

bread
party