Nijikana

Katakana ブ (bu)

ブ is a voiced (dakuten) character, read “bu”, written with 3 strokes.

ブ
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Memory trick

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

Practise ブ until it sticks

It's taught in katakana 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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