ん
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
| Character | ん |
|---|---|
| Unicode name | HIRAGANA LETTER N |
| Codepoint | U+3093 |
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[edit] Etymology
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 无 in the cursive sōsho style. That's when it was distinguished separately from "mu".
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɴ/
[edit] Syllable
ん (Hepburn romanization n)
- The hiragana syllable ん (n), whose equivalent in katakana is ン (n). It is the forty-eighth syllable of the gojūon order.
[edit] Related terms
- No normal Japanese words begin with ん (n). See Special:Allpages/ん.