# プ — katakana “pu”

プ is the katakana character for the sound “pu”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is ぷ.

- Reading: pu
- Strokes: 2
- Hiragana: ぷ

## How プ sounds

プ is フ with handakuten (゜): fu becomes pu.

## Don't confuse it with

ブ

## Words with プ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| プレゼント | purezento | present |
| プロジェクト | purojekuto | project |
| プール | puuru | pool |
| プロポーズ | puropoozu | proposal |
| プラン | puran | plan |
| プロ | puro | professional |

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