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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