# く — hiragana “ku”

く is the hiragana character for the sound “ku”. It is written with 1 stroke, and in katakana the same sound is ク.

- Reading: ku
- Strokes: 1
- Katakana: ク

## Words with く

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| くる | kuru | to come |
| くれる | kureru | to give |
| くるま | kuruma | car |
| くに | kuni | country |
| くつ | kutsu | shoe |
| くださる | kudasaru | to give |

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