Hiragana ん (n)
ん is one of the 46 basic characters, read “n”, written with 1 stroke.
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A lowercase n with a tail.
Also typed as nn on a Japanese keyboard.
In katakana
ンthe same sound, “n”Words with ん
こんにちはkonnichiwa · hello
すみませんsumimasen · excuse me, sorry
えんen · yen
しんかんせんshinkansen · bullet train
にほんnihon · Japan
わかりませんwakarimasen · I don't understand
Practise ん until it sticks
It's taught in hiragana lesson 8, "Y & W rows + n". Nijikana drills each character with mini-games and audio, and spaced repetition brings it back just before you forget it.
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