た and タ
Pronunciation
“TA” sound in Tacos.
 
    
    
  
 
    
    
  
 
  
  た Memorization Story
The hiragana た looks like a small T, and a character we’ve already learned, こ. So we can immediately think, Taco! Although, taco in Japanese is タコス. Don’t forget that this character is just read た though and not Tko.
 
  
  タ Memorization Story
The katakana タ is an upside down Taco, with one little piece of lettuce left hanging on inside. OR, I could totally see a cute little shark… A Taco loving Shark… Raising his hand up to say he wants a taco.
Writing

The hiragana た is essentially a small 't' angled to the left with the hiragana こ tacked on.

Font Examples
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Typing
Hiragana た
Type the letters “ta”.
Katakana タ
Type "ta" and press the F7 key, or press spacebar until the katakana appears. 
  Word(s)
たこ
octopus
たこ
kite
タコス
tacos
Historical Form
Hiragana
太→た
HISTORICAL VERSION
 
 
Katakana
多→タ
PART BORROWED

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