How to write む (mu) in hiragana
む (mu) has no voiced form. It grew out of the cursive form of the kanji 武 (“warrior”). Its three strokes begin at the top left, heading rightwards, and the last one finishes at the right. Words that start with it include 胸 (“chest”), 昔 (“the old days”), 娘 (“daughter”) and 無料 (“free”).
- Romaji
- mu
- Strokes
- 3
- From
- 武
- Katakana
- ム
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- 3
- top leftrightwards
- top leftdownwards → rightwards
- top rightdown and right → leftwards
Where む comes from
- Hiragana
- 武, cursive of the whole kanji
- Katakana
- ム from 牟
The two scripts took this sound from different kanji, 武 (“warrior”) and 牟 (“pupil (eye)”).
Look-alikes
- す, 2 strokes
Trace it
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Words with む
425 common JMdict words with it; ten shown.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胸 | むね mune | chest; breast |
| 昔 | むかし mukashi | the old days; the past |
| 娘 | むすめ musume | daughter; girl |
| 無料 | むりょう muryou | free; gratuitous |
| 村 | むら mura | village |
| 息子 | むすこ musuko | son |
| 向かって左 | むかってひだり mukattehidari | on the left as one faces (it) |
| 無職 | むしょく mushoku | without an occupation; unemployed |
| 無所属 | むしょぞく mushozoku | independent; non-partisan |
| 無理 | むり muri | unreasonable; unnatural |
Practice sheet
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