Nijikana

Hiragana (pu)

is a handakuten character, read “pu, written with 5 strokes.

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Memory trick

ふ plus a small circle (handakuten ゜) turns h into p: "pu".

Words with

  • きっぷkippu · ticket
  • てんぷらtenpura · tempura

Practise until it sticks

It's taught in hiragana lesson 12, "Handakuten: P". Nijikana drills each character with mini-games and audio, and spaced repetition brings it back just before you forget it.

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