Hiragana & Katakana · Hiragana: na, ha

ぬ

nu

Stroke order of hiragana ぬ

ぬ is written with 2 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

Two NOOdles crossed with a little loop tail at the end: NU.

Origin: from the kanji 奴 (servant, guy), written cursively

Example word

ぬいぐるみ

stuffed toy

More words: Hiragana: na, ha

なna にni ねne のno はha ひhi ふfu へhe ほho

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