ん
n
Hiragana ん (n)
- Reads asn
- ScriptHiragana
- Katakana pair ン
- Rown-final
Remember it
A single scribble, the n you sign at the end.
Words that use it
- ほん hon book 本
- にほん nihon Japan 日本
Don't confuse it with
ん never begins a word; そ often does. Position alone resolves most sightings.
Watch out
ん takes a full beat of its own. にほん is ni-ho-n, three counts, not two, and Japanese speakers hear the difference immediately.