How to write ハ (ha) in katakana
Add two short marks to ハ (ha) and you get バ (ba) and パ (pa). Its shape keeps a part of the kanji 八 (“eight”). It takes two short strokes: the first from the top going down and left, the last ending at the right. Loanwords that begin with it: ハイ (“high (spirits)”), ハウ (“how”), ハム (“ham (cured pig meat)”) and ハイク (“hike”).
- Romaji
- ha
- Strokes
- 2
- From
- 八
- Hiragana
- は
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- topdown and left
- topdown and right
Where ハ comes from
The two scripts took this sound from different kanji, 八 (“eight”) and 波 (“waves”).
Look-alikes
- 八 (kanji), 2 strokes
Trace it
Follow the numbers. Tracing help
With voicing marks
Base kana first, then the marks at the top right.
Words with ハ
107 common JMdict katakana words with it; ten shown.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ハイ | hai | high (spirits); euphoric |
| ハウ | hau | how |
| ハム | hamu | ham (cured pig meat); ham (amateur radio enthusiast) |
| ハイク | haiku | hike |
| ハイツ | haitsu | heights |
| ハイム | haimu | home |
| ハウス | hausu | house; greenhouse |
| ハッチ | hatchi | hatch |
| ハット | hatto | hat |
| ハロン | haron | halon |
Practice sheet
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