# ゆ — hiragana “yu”

ゆ is the hiragana character for the sound “yu”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ユ.

- Reading: yu
- Strokes: 2
- Katakana: ユ

## Words with ゆ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ゆうじん | yuujin | friend |
| ゆき | yuki | snow |
| ゆうべ | yuube | last night |
| ゆうめい | yuumei | famous |
| ゆうしょく | yuushoku | evening meal |
| ゆるす | yurusu | to permit |

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