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フ — katakana “fu”

フ is the katakana character for the sound “fu”. It is written with 1 stroke, and in hiragana the same sound is ふ.

フ
Stroke order of フ (fu)
Reading
fu
Script
katakana
Strokes
1
Row
the ハ row
Hiragana
ふ

How to write フ

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 フ sounds

Softer than an English f: the lips don’t touch the teeth, and air passes gently between them.

Don't confuse it with

Words with フ

WordReadingMeaning
フランスfuransuFrance
フットボールfuttoboorufootball
フルートfuruutoflute
フロリダfuroridaFlorida
フライトfuraitoflight
ナイフnaifuknife

The whole row

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