ん (n), hiragana basic
ん
n
Nasal sound · one full beat
hiraganabasic1 stroke
Stroke order
Pronunciation
This nasal sound takes a full beat of its own. Its tongue and lip position changes with the sound that follows; it is not always an English n.
katakana counterpart
Words with ん
先生せんせいteacher
日本人にほんじんJapanese person
こんにちはhello / good afternoon
How to remember it
んOne relaxed stroke bends down and then curves up, a little like a loose n. Give this nasal sound a full beat of its own.
Where it comes from
无ん
ん developed from the cursive writing of 无, a variant of 無. Today it represents a nasal sound with its own full beat.