# ぷ — hiragana “pu”

ぷ is the hiragana character for the sound “pu”. It is written with 5 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is プ.

- Reading: pu
- Strokes: 5
- Katakana: プ

## How ぷ sounds

ぷ is ふ with handakuten (゜): fu becomes pu.

## Don't confuse it with

ぶ

## Words with ぷ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| きっぷ | kippu | ticket |

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