じゃja

Hiragana じゃ (ja)

じゃ is the hiragana character for the sound “ja”. It's written as two characters, a full-size じ and a small ゃ, but read as one beat.

Script
Hiragana
Group
Yōon
Row
じ + small や/ゆ/よ
Katakana
ジャ

Example word

じゃまjamain the way

Where it sits in the chart

Practice it on the interactive chart, or test yourself with flashcards and the kana quiz.