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ぶ — hiragana “bu”

ぶ is the hiragana character for the sound “bu”. It is written with 6 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ブ.

ぶ
Stroke order of ぶ (bu)
Reading
bu
Script
hiragana
Strokes
6
Row
the ば row
Katakana
ブ

How to write ぶ

Follow the numbers on the diagram: each stroke starts at its number. Keep to this order, because that is how your hand remembers the shape.

How ぶ sounds

ぶ is ふ with dakuten (゛): fu becomes bu.

Don't confuse it with

Words with ぶ

WordReadingMeaning
ぶんかbunkaculture
ぶっかbukkaprices of commodities
じぶんjibunmyself
じゅうぶんjuubunenough
えらぶerabuto choose
よぶyobuto call out

The whole row

Practise ぶ free

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