は
ha
Hiragana は (ha)
- Reads asha
- ScriptHiragana
- Katakana pair ハ
- Rowh
Remember it
A ladder with a flag on it. Shout 'ha!' from the top.
Words that use it
- はな hana flower 花
- はし hashi bridge; chopsticks 橋
Don't confuse it with
は has け's tall left stroke plus a closed loop on the right. け never closes.
Watch out
Written は but pronounced wa when it marks the topic: わたしは is watashi wa. Inside a word it is always ha. The spelling never changes; only this one grammatical use shifts.