# ぬ — hiragana “nu”

ぬ is the hiragana character for the sound “nu”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ヌ.

- Reading: nu
- Strokes: 2
- Katakana: ヌ

## Don't confuse it with

め · ね

## Words with ぬ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ぬる | nuru | to paint |
| いぬ | inu | dog |
| しぬ | shinu | to die |

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