Kana: は

and…? (topic particle: 'as for')

Example sentence

私は元気ですが、あなたはどうですか。

わたしはげんきですが、あなたはどうですか。

I'm fine, and how about you?

What は means

(は) is an Japanese word meaning “and…? (topic particle: 'as for')”. It belongs to the Grammar & Phrases topic and appears at Level 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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