How to write ナ (na) in katakana
ナ (na) never takes the voicing marks. Its shape keeps a part of the kanji 奈 (“Nara”). It takes two short strokes: the first from the left going rightwards, the last ending at the bottom left. Loanwords that begin with it: ナウ (“trendy”), ナチ (“Nazi”), ナノ (“nano-”) and ナビ (“navigation”).
- Romaji
- na
- Strokes
- 2
- From
- 奈
- Hiragana
- な
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- leftrightwards
- topdownwards → down and left
Where ナ comes from
- Katakana
- 奈, a part of the kanji
- Hiragana
- な from 奈
Here both scripts start from the same kanji, 奈 (“Nara”).
Look-alikes
- メ, 2 strokes
Trace it
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Words with ナ
166 common JMdict katakana words with it; ten shown.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ナウ | nau | trendy; in |
| ナチ | nachi | Nazi; Nationalsozialist |
| ナノ | nano | nano-; 10^-9 |
| ナビ | nabi | navigation; (car) navigation system |
| ナイス | naisu | nice; good |
| ナイト | naito | knight |
| ナイフ | naifu | knife |
| ナイル | nairu | Nile (river) |
| ナイン | nain | nine; team |
| ナチス | nachisu | Nazi; Nationalsozialist |
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