グ — katakana “gu”

グ is the katakana character for the sound “gu”. It is written with 4 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is ぐ.

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How to write グ

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.

グ is ク with dakuten (゛): ku becomes gu.

Last updated 1 November 2026