Letter ಜ (ja) (Topic 3) in Module 3 – Kannada-Letters (BG)

ಜ — Letter (ja)

• English sound anchor: joy

• Kannada words:
• ಜಲ ('jala') — Water
• ಜನ ('jana') — People
• ಜೇನು ('jēnu') — Honey / Bees

Half Letter ಜ್ (ja halant)

Adding the virama (್) below ಜ creates the half letter ಜ್ — it silences the inherent 'a' and allows this consonant to join the next one directly.

The halant form ಜ್ appears in conjunct consonants and cluster words.

How to Write ಜ

Watch the animated stroke order below. Each stroke is drawn in sequence — follow the arrows.

Stroke order animation via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.