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ウ

u

Katakana ウ (u)

  • Reads asu
  • ScriptKatakana
  • Hiragana pair
  • Rowvowel

Remember it

A roof with a chimney, the 'oo' sound sheltering under it.

Words that use it

  • ウール uuru wool
  • ウイルス uirusu virus

Don't confuse it with

フ fu
ワ wa

ウ, ワ and フ share the same shoulder. ウ is the one with a tick on top; take the tick away and you have ワ, and drop the left stroke too and you have フ.