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Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 和 in the cursive sōsho style.
Syllable[edit]
わ (romaji wa)
- The hiragana syllable わ (wa). Its equivalent in katakana is ワ (wa). It is the forty-fourth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is わ行あ段 (wa-gyō a-dan, “row wa, section a”).
See also[edit]
- (Hiragana) 平仮名; あぁ, いぃ, うぅゔ, えぇ, おぉ, かゕが, きぎ, くぐ, けゖげ, こご, さざ, しじ, すず, せぜ, そぞ, ただ, ちぢ, つっづ, てで, とど, な, に, ぬ, ね, の, はばぱ, ひびぴ, ふぶぷ, へべぺ, ほぼぽ, ま, み, む, め, も, やゃ, ゆゅ, よょ, ら, り, る, れ, ろ, わゎ, ゐ, ゑ, を, ん, ー, ゝ, ゞ, ゟ
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Japanese.
Particle[edit]
わ (rōmaji wa)
- (women's speech) a particle used in the end of sentences to indicate admiration or emotion
- あなたの髪は長いわね!
- Anata no kami wa nagai wa ne!
- Wow, your hair is so long!
- 今、行くわ。
- Ima, iku wa.
- I'm coming.
- 知らないわ。
- Shiranai wa.
- I don't know.
- あなたの髪は長いわね!
Usage notes[edit]
- In common Japanese, this particle is mainly used by women. In various dialects, particularly western, it is used by both men and women, but with a different pitch accent.
Etymology 3[edit]
Reading for various kanji.
Counter[edit]
わ (rōmaji -wa)
Noun[edit]
わ (rōmaji wa)
- 回, 曲: a sharp bend in a valley, inlet, coast, or river
- 輪, 環: a ring
- 和, 倭: Japan, Japanese
- 和: harmony; a sum
Proper noun[edit]
わ (rōmaji Wa)
Pronoun[edit]
わ (rōmaji wa)
References[edit]
- Horiuchi, Hideaki; Akiyama Ken (1997) Shin Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei 17: Taketori Monogatari, Ise Monogatari (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
- Yamagishi, Tokuhei (1958) Koten Bungaku Taikei 14: Genji Monogatari 1 (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
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