N in hiragana: ん
The sound ‘n’ in hiragana is written ん.
ん ‘n’ hiragana stroke order
ん has just one stroke:
- It moves down to the left before flicking up again into a double curl out to the right.
ん ‘n’ hiragana mnemonic
See also: How to make mnemonics
This images should help you to remember how to write ‘n’ in hiragana by associating the letter n with the shape of ん. Remember that the English words used here are not a pronunciation guide. They help you to remember how to write ん, not how to say it.
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ん is a nose.
ん ‘n’ hiragana origins
ん is derived from the kanji 无 (nai) . This is pronounced wú in Mandarin Chinese (hanzi) and mwu in Korean (hanja).
Useful links
- [Kana Pict-o-Graphix: Mnemonics for Japanese Hiragana and Katakana](http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1880656183/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1880656183&linkCode=as2&tag=easasistu-21" rel="external nofollow)
- [Let’s Learn Hiragana: First Book of Japanese Writing](http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0870117092/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=0870117092&linkCode=as2&tag=easasistu-21" rel="external nofollow)
- Hiragana mnemonics on asahi-net.or.jp
- Hiragana mnemonics on japanese.gatech.edu
- Japanese Hiragana - Omniglot
