| English definition | Japanese (romaji) | Hiragana | Katakana | Kanji |
| wa | wa | わ | ||
| word processor | waapuro | ワープロ | ||
| bribe | wai | わい | 賄 | |
| I see | wakarimashita | |||
| to understand | wakarimasu | |||
| be understood | wakaru | |||
| divide / separate | wakeru | |||
| I | ware | われ | 吾 | |
| come to one's senses | warenikaeru | |||
| bad | warui | |||
| eagle | washi | |||
| I (used by elderly people) | washi | |||
| span | wata | わた | 亘 | |
| we | watashitachi | |||
| hand over / give | watasu | |||
| wo | wo | を |
