# 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.

- Reading: bu
- Strokes: 6
- Katakana: ブ

## How ぶ sounds

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

## Don't confuse it with

ぷ

## Words with ぶ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ぶんか | bunka | culture |
| ぶっか | bukka | prices of commodities |
| じぶん | jibun | myself |
| じゅうぶん | juubun | enough |
| えらぶ | erabu | to choose |
| よぶ | yobu | to call out |

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/hiragana-chart/bu/. Last updated 2026-11-01.