フ (fu), katakana basic
フ
fu
ハ row · u column
katakanabasic1 stroke
Stroke order
Pronunciation
Let a gentle stream of air pass between your lips. Your upper teeth do not touch your lower lip as they do for English f.
hiragana counterpart
Variants
Similar characters
Words with フ
フィルムfilm (photographic material)
フォークfork
How to remember it
フOne stroke runs across the top and turns down to the left. Imagine a flag folding in the wind: fu.
Where it comes from
不フ
フ comes from part of 不. The kana does not carry the kanji's negative meaning.