Learn Hiragana u う

う is the third Hiragana character vowel sound that we will meet.

う is pronounced like the “ew” or “o” sound in the words “flew/do” respectively.

The Katakana counterpart to う is ウ. They have a similar shape, making it easy to remember.

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How to write Hiragana uう

The Hiragana う is made with 2 strokes.

1. Start with the short downwards dash going left to right.
2. Underneath this stroke, arc a sideways slanted U that ends near the center of the character at its base.

Word samples using Hiragana う u

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