わ
Japanese
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 和 in the cursive sōsho style.
Syllable
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
- (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, こ𛄲 (𛄲)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, 𛀆, ゆゅ, 𛀁, よょ, らら゚, りり゚, るる゚, れれ゚, ろろ゚, わゎわ゙, ゐ𛅐 (𛅐)ゐ゙, 𛄟 (𛄟), ゑ𛅑 (𛅑)ゑ゙, を𛅒 (𛅒)を゙, ん, ー, ゝ, ゞ, ゟ
Etymology 2
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Japanese.
Particle
- (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
- 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
Reading for various kanji.
Counter
Noun
- 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
Etymology 4
For pronunciation and definitions of わ – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, わ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as わ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as わ.) |
References
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