# む — hiragana “mu”

む is the hiragana character for the sound “mu”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ム.

- Reading: mu
- Strokes: 3
- Katakana: ム

## Words with む

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| むすこ | musuko | son |
| むずかしい | muzukashii | difficult |
| むすめ | musume | daughter |
| むかし | mukashi | the old days |
| むかう | mukau | to face |
| むだ | muda | futility |

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