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

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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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