う

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Hiragana character 1.2.1 Related terms 1.3 Noun 1.4 Kanji reading 1.4.1 On-reading of: 1.4.2 Kun-reading of:

[edit] Japanese

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[edit] Etymology

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 宇 in the cursive sōsho style.

[edit] Hiragana character

う (romaji u)

1. The /u/ syllable.
2. The third character in the gojūon ordering of hiragana. The previous character is い and the next character is え. The equivalent katakana character is ウ.

[edit] Related terms

• For a list of words starting with う (u) see: Special:Allpages/う

[edit] Noun

う (romaji u)

1. 鵜: cormorant

[edit] Kanji reading

う (romaji i)

[edit] On-reading of:

• 胡
• 烏
• 宇: space, house
• 雨: rain

[edit] Kun-reading of:

• 鵜
• 卯
• 兎
• 得