noun
wa-row of the Japanese syllabary
Refers to the row of the gojūon table containing the kana わ (wa), ゐ (wi), ゑ (we), を (wo). In modern standard Japanese, only わ and を are commonly used.
五十音図のワ行は「わ・ゐ・う・ゑ・を」です。
The wa-row of the gojūon table is wa, wi, u, we, wo.
Compound of わ (wa) + 行 (gyō, 'row'), referring to the row of the syllabary table that begins with the kana わ.