How to write ぬ (nu) in hiragana
ぬ (nu) has no voiced form. It grew out of the cursive form of the kanji 奴 (“guy”). Its two strokes begin at the top left, heading downwards, and the last one finishes at the bottom right. Words that start with it include 抜き (“leaving out”), 布 (“cloth”), 盗む (“to steal”) and 沼 (“marsh”).
- Romaji
- nu
- Strokes
- 2
- From
- 奴
- Katakana
- ヌ
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- top leftdownwards
- topdownwards → up and right
Where ぬ comes from
- Hiragana
- 奴, cursive of the whole kanji
- Katakana
- ヌ from 奴
Here both scripts start from the same kanji, 奴 (“guy”).
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Words with ぬ
69 common JMdict words with it; ten shown.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抜き | ぬき nuki | leaving out; omitting |
| 布 | ぬの nuno | cloth; fabric |
| 盗む | ぬすむ nusumu | to steal; to plagiarize |
| 沼 | ぬま numa | marsh; swamp |
| 滑り | ぬめり numeri | slime; sliminess |
| 盗み | ぬすみ nusumi | stealing; theft |
| 塗り替える | ぬりかえる nurikaeru | to repaint; to paint again |
| 抜け出す | ぬけだす nukedasu | to slip out; to sneak away |
| 布地 | ぬのじ nunoji | fabric; cloth |
| 塗る | ぬる nuru | to paint; to spread |
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