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Hiragana · K row · 1 stroke

く — “ku” in hiragana

く is the hiragana character for the sound ku. It takes 1 stroke and belongs to the K row.

Stroke order · 1 stroke

Reading (romaji): ku
Row: K
Strokes: 1
In katakana: ク

How to remember く

く is a bird’s beak going “coo” — a simple ‹ shape.

The rest of the K row

かka
きki
けke
こko

Practise writing く free ← Full hiragana chart