う
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
| Character | う |
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| Unicode name | HIRAGANA LETTER U |
| Codepoint | U+3046 |
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Etymology[edit]
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kan'u 宇 in the cursive sōsho style.
Pronunciation[edit]
Syllable[edit]
う (Hepburn romanization u)
- The hiragana syllable う (u), whose equivalent in katakana is ウ (u). It is the third syllable of the gojūon order, and its position in gojūon tables is あ行う段 (A-gyō, U-dan; “row A, section U”).
Related terms[edit]
- For a list of words starting with う (u) see: Special:Allpages/う
See also[edit]
- (Hiragana) 平仮名; あぁ, いぃ, うぅゔ, えぇ, おぉ, かゕが, きぎ, くぐ, けゖげ, こご, さざ, しじ, すず, せぜ, そぞ, ただ, ちぢ, つっづ, てで, とど, な, に, ぬ, ね, の, はばぱ, ひびぴ, ふぶぷ, へべぺ, ほぼぽ, ま, み, む, め, も, やゃ, ゆゅ, よょ, ら, り, る, れ, ろ, わゎ, ゐ, ゑ, を, ん, ー, ゝ, ゞ, ゟ
Noun[edit]
う (romaji u)
Kanji reading[edit]
う (romaji u)
