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Hiragana & Katakana · Katakana: ra, wa, n

ン

ん

n (the only lone consonant)

Stroke order of katakana ン

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

Memory trick

A single dot and an upward sweep, like a nose going "nnn" — strokes rise (vs ソ falling).

Origin: from a symbol derived from 尓/二 (origin debated)

Example word

ラーメン

らーめん

ramen

More words: Katakana: ra, wa, n

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