わ行

わぎょう
Alternative writings: ワ行, 和行
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The 'wa' column of the Japanese syllabary. In modern Japanese it mainly consists of 'わ' and 'を'; historically it also included 'ゐ' and 'ゑ'.

Noun

Examples

ひらがなのわ行は通常「わ、を」だけが現代で使われる。

The hiragana wa-row usually uses only 'わ' and 'を' in modern usage.

古典文学ではわ行の「ゐ」「ゑ」が見られることがある。

In classical literature you can sometimes see 'ゐ' and 'ゑ' from the wa-row.

五十音表の一番下にわ行がある。

The wa-row is at the very bottom of the gojūon table.