わ行

Noun

 * 1)  the tenth and last row of the, consisting of the five kana /, /, / (alternatively, /), / and /, one of which is taken from the  to represent classical grammatical inflection in modern text

Usage notes

 * Quintigrade verbs, such as and, only use / in the , for only one of their inflectional forms (the rest take kana from the ), but they are still labeled with  in dictionaries and grammar guides.