How to write た (ta) in hiragana
た (ta) turns into だ (da) with the voicing marks. It grew out of the cursive form of the kanji 太 (“thick”). Its four strokes begin at the top left, heading rightwards, and the last one finishes at the bottom right. Words that start with it include 民 (“people”), 立場 (“position”), 対応 (“correspondence (to)”) and 大会 (“mass meeting”).
- Romaji
- ta
- Strokes
- 4
- From
- 太
- Katakana
- タ
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- top leftrightwards
- topdownwards
- centerrightwards → leftwards
- bottomrightwards
Where た comes from
- Hiragana
- 太, cursive of the whole kanji
- Katakana
- タ from 多
The two scripts took this sound from different kanji, 太 (“thick”) and 多 (“many”).
Look-alikes
Trace it
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With voicing marks
Base kana first, then the marks at the top right.
Words with た
1,200 common JMdict words with it; ten shown.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 民 | たみ tami | people; citizens |
| 立場 | たちば tachiba | position; situation |
| 対応 | たいおう taiou | correspondence (to); equivalence |
| 大会 | たいかい taikai | mass meeting; convention |
| 対策 | たいさく taisaku | measure; step |
| 体制 | たいせい taisei | order; system |
| 台湾 | たいわん taiwan | Taiwan |
| 対象 | たいしょう taishou | target; object |
| 大使 | たいし taishi | ambassador |
| 態度 | たいど taido | attitude; manner |
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