# 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.

- Reading: fu
- Strokes: 1
- Hiragana: ふ

## 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

ワ · ヲ

## Words with フ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| フランス | furansu | France |
| フットボール | futtobooru | football |
| フルート | furuuto | flute |
| フロリダ | furorida | Florida |
| フライト | furaito | flight |
| ナイフ | naifu | knife |

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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/katakana-chart/fu/. Last updated 2026-11-01.