Yu (hiragana: ゆ, katakana: ユ) is one of the Japanese kana, which each represents one mora. Both the hiragana and katakana forms are written in two strokes and represent the sound . The hiragana character ゆ is based on the sōsho style of the kanji 由, while the katakana ユ is based on a simplification of the kanji 弓.
When small and preceded by an -i kana, this kana represents a palatalization of the preceding consonant sound with the vowel (see yōon). In loanwords, this kana, along with its small form can be used to approximate vowels such as , , and .
FormsRōmajiHiraganaKatakanaNormal y-(や行 ya-gyō)yuゆユyuuyūゆうゆーユウユー
Stroke order
Other communicative representations
Braille forms ゆ / ユ in Japanese Braille ゆ / ユ yu ゆう / ユー yū ゅ/ュYōon* ゛ゅ/゛ュDakuten + Yōon* ゜ゅ/゜ュHandakuten + Yōon* The yōon characters ゅ and ュ are encoded in Japanese Braille by prefixing "-u" kana (e.g. Ku, Su) with a yōon braille indicator, which can be combined with the "Dakuten" or "Handakuten" braille indicators for the appropriate consonant sounds.
Computer encodings
References
Andrew Nelson, John H. Haig (1999). The Compact Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary. Tuttle Publishing.
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