Nu (kana)

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

Nu, in hiragana, or in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana each representing one mora. Both hiragana and katakana are made in two strokes and represent [nu͍]. They are both derived from the Chinese character 奴. In the Ainu language, katakana ヌ can be written as small ㇴ to represent a final n, and is interchangeable with the standard katakana ン.

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-)
Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana
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

Stroke order

Stroke order in writing ぬ
Stroke order in writing ヌ

In popular culture

In the manga "Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo" ぬ is Jelly Jiggler's favorite character.