# ク — katakana “ku”

ク is the katakana character for the sound “ku”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is く.

- Reading: ku
- Strokes: 2
- Hiragana: く

## Don't confuse it with

ケ · タ

## Words with ク

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| クラス | kurasu | class |
| クラブ | kurabu | club |
| クリスマス | kurisumasu | Christmas |
| クラスメイト | kurasumeito | classmate |
| クジラ | kujira | whale |
| クッキー | kukkii | cookie |

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