ふ and フ
Pronunciation
“FU” sound in "Food".
These characters represent a MIDDLE GROUND between the “Fu” in “Food” and the “Who” in “Who”. Listen closely to the native pronunciation here.
ふ Memorization Story
ぷ…。 iiiii
We will learn about this little CIRCLE later in the video, but when used, this character looks EXACTLY like someone bowling. This has NOTHING to do with the sound ふ but ふ cares?
フ Memorization Story
The katakana フ is just our straight up half soup bowl, with no frills, just being used for ANY kind of FOOD.
Writing
The hiragana ふ will look best if you remember that every cut back, and loop is aiming at the NEXT stroke.
Font Examples
ふ フ
ふ フ
ふ フ
ふ フ
ふ フ
Typing
Hiragana ふ
Type the letters “fu” or “hu”.
Katakana フ
Type “fu” or “hu” and press the F7 key, or press spacebar until the katakana appears.
Word(s)
ふえ
whistle
ふね
boat
フカフカ
soft and fluffy
Historical Form
Hiragana
不→ふ
HISTORICAL VERSION
Katakana
不→フ
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