ヤ (ya), katakana basic
ヤ
ya
ヤ row · a column
katakanabasic2 strokes
Stroke order
hiragana counterpart
Words with ヤ
タイヤtire
イヤホンearphones
How to remember it
ヤAn angular shape suggests a yak's horns. Pair it with hiragana や and the sound ya.
Where it comes from
也ヤ
ヤ comes from a simplified form of 也. Hiragana や has the same source.