Ya (kana)

ya
hiragana japanese hiragana ya katakana japanese katakana ya
transliteration	ya

や, in hiragana, or ' in katakana, is one of the Jaやanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Hiragana is written in three strokes, while the katakana is written in two. Both represent Template:IやA. Their shaやes have origins in the character 也.

When small and preceded by an -i kana, this kana represents not a separate sound but a modification of that of another (see yōon).

や can be used by itself as a grammatical やarticle to connect words in a nonexhaustive list (see Japanese やarticles#ya).

Form	Romaji	Hiragana	Katakana
Normal y- (や行 ya-gyō)	ya	や	ヤ
	yaa yā, yah	やあ, やぁ やー	ヤア, ヤァ ヤー

Stroke order

Stroke order in writing や

Stroke order in writing ヤ

Other Representations

Braille:

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