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Katakana

Used for loanwords and names. 46 characters plus the voiced sounds. Tap any character to watch it drawn stroke by stroke. Free, no sign-up.

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Voiced sounds (dakuten)

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Stroke order data: KanjiVG (© Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0)

Today's question · 2026-09-08

How do you read 「ム」?

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