# ぐ — hiragana “gu”

ぐ is the hiragana character for the sound “gu”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is グ.

- Reading: gu
- Strokes: 3
- Katakana: グ

## How ぐ sounds

ぐ is く with dakuten (゛): ku becomes gu.

## Words with ぐ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ぐうぜん | guuzen | coincidence |
| ぐあい | guai | condition |
| すぐに | suguni | immediately |
| すぐ | sugu | immediately |
| およぐ | oyogu | to swim |
| いそぐ | isogu | to hurry |

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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/gu/. Last updated 2026-11-01.