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ブ — katakana “bu”

ブ is the katakana character for the sound “bu”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is ぶ.

ブ
Stroke order of ブ (bu)
Reading
bu
Script
katakana
Strokes
3
Row
the バ row
Hiragana
ぶ

How to write ブ

Follow the numbers on the diagram: each stroke starts at its number. Keep to this order, because that is how your hand remembers the shape.

How ブ sounds

ブ is フ with dakuten (゛): fu becomes bu.

Don't confuse it with

Words with ブ

WordReadingMeaning
ブラジルburajiruBrazil
ブレーキbureekibrake
ブラウスburausublouse
ブラシburashibrush
ブロックburokkublock
ブルーburuublue

The whole row

Practise ブ free

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