Nijikana

Hiragana ふ (fu)

ふ is one of the 46 basic characters, read “fu”, written with 4 strokes.

ふ
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Mount Fuji with clouds swirling round its peak.

Also typed as hu on a Japanese keyboard.

Words with ふ

  • ふたつfutatsu · two (things)
  • さいふsaifu · wallet

Practise ふ until it sticks

It's taught in hiragana lesson 6, "H row". Nijikana drills each character with mini-games and audio, and spaced repetition brings it back just before you forget it.

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