Hiragana う (u)
- Romaji
- u
- Katakana
- ウ
- Row
- Vowels #3 of 46
The lips are not rounded; at the end of words it is often barely heard (です = des).
Words with う
Words that are usually written with kanji show their kanji spelling.
- うみ umi sea
- うた uta song
- うえ ue above
- うし ushi cow
- うとうと utouto Dozing off
- うろうろ urouro Wandering aimlessly
- うずうず uzuuzu Itching to do something
- うじうじ ujiuji Hesitant, indecisive
- うぶうぶ ubuubu Naive, inexperienced
- うそ usowritten 嘘 lie
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