〜は

as for; marks the topic of the sentence

Formation

Noun + は

Chinese meanings

至于……；提示话题

Chinese formation

名词＋は

Chinese usage

把某人或某事设为谈论的话题，再说明其情况。也可用于对比。

Chinese notes

写作は，读作wa。话题不一定是句子的主语。

Examples

Furigana

私わたしは学がく生せいです。
I am a student.
我是学生。
今日きょうは天てん気きがいいです。
The weather is nice today.
今天天气很好。
この本ほんはおもしろいです。
This book is interesting.
这本书很有意思。

Notes

Written は but pronounced 'wa'. It sets up what the sentence is about; the key information comes after it.

#particle#topic

Related N5 grammar

〜が（subject）〜を〜に（time）〜に（destination）〜に（place of existence）〜に（indirect object）〜に（frequency）〜へ

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import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('wa');

{
  "id": "wa",
  "pattern": "〜は",
  "romaji": "wa",
  "level": "N5",
  "meaning": "as for; marks the topic of the sentence",
  "formation": "Noun + は",
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "私は学生です。",
      "furigana": "{私|わたし}は{学生|がくせい}です。",
      "en": "I am a student."
    },
    {
      "ja": "今日は天気がいいです。",
      "furigana": "{今日|きょう}は{天気|てんき}がいいです。",
      "en": "The weather is nice today."
    },
    {
      "ja": "この本はおもしろいです。",
      "furigana": "この{本|ほん}はおもしろいです。",
      "en": "This book is interesting."
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "particle",
    "topic"
  ],
  "notes": "Written は but pronounced 'wa'. It sets up what the sentence is about; the key information comes after it.",
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "3176e50529d6bda7707f7a4b5a7963c699a1d9b8d96440156d6a0a474c9e3958",
    "meanings": [
      "至于……",
      "提示话题"
    ],
    "formation": "名词＋は",
    "explanation": "把某人或某事设为谈论的话题，再说明其情况。也可用于对比。",
    "notes": "写作は，读作wa。话题不一定是句子的主语。",
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "私は学生です。",
        "zh": "我是学生。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "今日は天気がいいです。",
        "zh": "今天天气很好。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "この本はおもしろいです。",
        "zh": "这本书很有意思。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "sources/grammar/n5.json#wa",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "72bbc3bf2f9fe44829a08bf4cb80c8979284f3fc4fdcb4640f3b1a0678ce8db1"
  }
}