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I was reading a book and I couldn't figure out what character this is:

> ![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sPc62.png)

What is this character?
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orthography
What is this character?
It is the hiragana だ, which is pronounced as _da_. You should keep [a hiragana
table](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana#Table_of_hiragana) and [a
katakana table](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katakana#Table_of_katakana)
nearby if you are just starting out.
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