は

Learn how to use the は topic particle.

Indicates the topic of the sentence.

• [watashi wa Akiyama desu]

  ▸ 私は秋山です。

  I'm Akiyama.

• [watashi wa igirisu-jin desu]

  ▸ 私はイギリス人です。

  I'm English.

• [kanojo wa shinsetsu na hito desu]

  ▸ 彼女は親切な人です。

  She is a kind person.

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Grammar tips

- Note: do not confuse the reading ha (は) with the particle wa (は), which is written the same way in Japanese は. The syllable は is always read wa when it is a particle and it is always read ha when it is not a particle.