Hiragana く (ku)
く is one of the 46 basic characters, read “ku”, written with 1 stroke.
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Memory trick
A cuckoo's open beak, like a < sign: "ku ku!"
In katakana
クthe same sound, “ku”Words with く
くうこうkuukou · airport
にくniku · meat
いくらikura · how much?
くださいkudasai · please give me
ひゃくhyaku · hundred
Practise く until it sticks
It's taught in hiragana lesson 2, "K 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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