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Fu (kana)

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Hiragana

Katakana
Transliteration: fu
Man'yōgana: ,
Unicode:
kana - gojūon
n wa ra ya ma ha na ta sa ka a
tsu wi ri mi hi ni chi shi ki i
ru yu mu fu nu tsu su ku u
we re me he ne te se ke e
wo ro yo mo ho no to so ko o

, in hiragana, or in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. The hiragana is made in four strokes, while the katakana in one. It represents (IPA) /hɯ/, although for phonological reasons, the actual pronunciation is [ɸɯ] .

Forms Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana Example words (with kanji)
Normal f-
(は行 ha-gyō)
fu
  • ふゆ fuyu 冬 winter
  • ふえる fueru 増える to grow/increase
  • ふつう futsū 普通 normal
  • ふみきり fumikiri 踏み切り level crossing
  • ふとん futon 布団 quilt/blanket
  • ふるえる furueru 震える to shake
  • フランス furansu France
fuu
ふう, ふぅ
ふー
フウ, フゥ
フー
Addition dakuten b-
(ば行 ba-gyō)
bu
  • はんぶん hanbun 半分 half
  • かぶ kabu 株 share
  • ぶし bushi 武士 samurai
  • ハーブ hābu herb
buu
ぶう, ぶぅ
ぶー
ブウ, ブゥ
ブー
Addition handakuten p-
(ぱ行 pa-gyō)
pu
  • ランプ ranpu lamp
puu
ぷう, ぷぅ
ぷー
プウ, プゥ
プー
Other additional forms
Form (f-)
fa ふぁ ファ ファール fāru foul
fi ふぃ フィ フィンランド finrando Finland
(fu) (ふ) (フ)
fe ふぇ フェ フェルト feruto felt
fo ふぉ フォ フォード fōdo Ford

Strokes

Stroke order in writing ふ
Stroke order in writing ふ
Stroke order in writing フ
Stroke order in writing フ


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