Nu (kana)

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nu
hiragana
japanese hiragana nu
katakana
japanese katakana nu
transliterationnu
hiragana origin
katakana origin

, in hiragana, or in katakana is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both hiragana and katakana are made in two strokes and represent (IPA) /nɯ/. They are derived from the Chinese character 奴.

Form Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana
Normal n-
(な行 na-gyō)
nu
nuu
ぬう, ぬぅ
ぬー
ヌウ, ヌゥ
ヌー
Other additional forms
Form (nw-)
nwa ぬぁ ヌァ
nwi ぬぃ ヌィ
(nwu) (ぬぅ) (ヌゥ)
nwe ぬぇ ヌェ
nwo ぬぉ ヌォ

Writing the character

Stroke order in writing ぬ
Stroke order in writing ヌ