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Etymology 1
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 和 in the cursive sōsho style.
Pronunciation
Syllable
わ • (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 Old Japanese.
Pronunciation
(women's particle):
(dialectal particle):
Particle
わ • (wa)
- (women's speech, dated) 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.
- (dialectal or men's speech) a particle used in the end of sentences to indicate emphasis
- 何言ってんのか解んねえわ。
- Nani itten no ka wakannē wa.
- I've no idea what he's saying.
Usage notes
- (Sense 1) In standard Japanese, this particle is mainly used by women, although its usage is almost extinct among younger generations.
- (Sense 2) 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.
For pronunciation and definitions of わ – see the following entries.
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【話】2
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- Counter for stories.
- Counter for episodes of TV shows.
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【環】S
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- a ring or circle shape (such as a ring for a finger, or Saturn's rings)
- a hoop (such as for a barrel)
- a wheel (as of a vehicle)
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(This term, わ (wa), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as わ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as わ.)
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(The following entries are uncreated: 把, 曲.)
Etymology 4
For pronunciation and definitions of わ – see the following entry.
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(This term, わ (wa), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as わ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as わ.)
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