く and ク
Pronunciation
“KU” in Cool.
く Memorization Story
The hiragana く reminds me of a Pac-man mouth. But instead of Pac-man, this character is called くう-man, with a long “う” sound. Mainly because くう is a super casual way to say “eat” in Japanese. So this guy's name means Eat-man. Anyway, くう−man likes to eat Sushi.
ク Memorization Story
The katakana ク is the ax or cleaver of the ghost chasing くう-man. The ghosts are carrying out a coup, because he’s eaten all the sushi.
Writing
Font Examples
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Typing
Hiragana く
Type the letters “ku”.
Katakana ク
Type "ku" and press the F7 key, or press spacebar until the katakana appears.
Word(s)
くう
to eat (casual)
ククク
mwahaha (evil laugh)
Historical Form
Hiragana
久→く
HISTORICAL VERSION
Katakana
久→ク
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