Nijikana

Hiragana (bu)

is a voiced (dakuten) character, read “bu, written with 6 strokes.

AI voice

Memory trick

ふ plus two ticks (dakuten ゛), which make the sound voiced: "bu".

Words with

  • だいじょうぶdaijoubu · it's OK, I'm fine

Practise until it sticks

It's taught in hiragana lesson 11, "Dakuten: D & B". Nijikana drills each character with mini-games and audio, and spaced repetition brings it back just before you forget it.

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