ワ (wa), katakana basic
ワ
wa
ワ row · a column
katakanabasic2 strokes
Stroke order
hiragana counterpart
Similar characters
Words with ワ
ワイシャツdress shirt
ワインwine
How to remember it
ワCompare ウ: ワ has no small mark above the roof. Imagine a wide awning: wa.
Where it comes from
和ワ
ワ comes from a simplified part of 和. Hiragana わ uses the same source through cursive writing.