ア (a), katakana basic
ア
a
Vowel a
katakanabasic2 strokes
Stroke order
Pronunciation
Open your mouth for a short, steady a. Keep your tongue low and relaxed; do not use the vowel in English cat.
hiragana counterpart
Similar characters
Words with ア
アパートapartment; apartment building
アメリカUnited States
How to remember it
アImagine the corner of an angular letter A with one leg dropping down: a.
Where it comes from
阿ア
ア was formed by simplifying part of 阿, rather than writing the whole kanji in cursive.