Yu (kana)


Yu is one of the Japanese kana, which each represents one mora. Both the hiragana and katakana forms are written in two strokes and represent the sound.
When small and preceded by an -i kana, this kana represents a palatalization of the preceding consonant sound with the vowel.
FormsRōmajiHiraganaKatakana
Normal y-
yuゆユ
Normal y-
yuu
yū		ゆう
ゆー		ユウ
ユー

Other communicative representations

The yōon characters ゅ and ュ are encoded in Japanese Braille by prefixing "-u" kana with a yōon braille indicator, which can be combined with the "Dakuten" or "Handakuten" braille indicators for the appropriate consonant sounds.