Letter ಧ (dha) (Topic 4) in Module 5 – Kannada Letters and Sounds Through English (BG)

ಧ — Letter (dha)

• English sound anchor: dharma (voiced dental aspirated)

• Kannada words:
• ಧ್ವನಿ ('dhvani') — Sound / Voice
• ಧರ್ಮ ('dharma') — Virtue / Duty
• ಧನ ('dhana') — Wealth

Half Letter ಧ್ (dha halant)

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

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

How to Write ಧ

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.