ぬ (nu) – Hiragana

Pronunciation

– Pronounced as the Japanese ‘nu’. Sounds closest to an English ‘noo’ as in ‘noodle’.

About

ぬ, in hiragana, or ヌ in katakana is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. They are derived from the Chinese character 奴.

Mnemonics

Mnemonic 1: The character represents a pair of chopsticks picking up a ‘noodle’.

Mnemonic 2: A drawing of a large fish has been crossed out and a ‘new’, smaller fish drawn. You must use the American pronounciation of the word “new”.