Yu (kana)

yu
hiragana katakana
transliteration	yu
hiragana origin	由
katakana origin	由

ゆ, in hiragana, or ユ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, which each represent one mora. Both are written in two strokes and represent [ju͍].

When small and preceded by an -i kana, this kana represents not a separate sound but a modification of that of another (see yōon).

Forms	Rōmaji	Hiragana	Katakana
Normal y- (や行 ya-gyō)	yu	ゆ	ユ
	yuu yū	ゆう, ゆぅ ゆー	ユウ, ユゥ ユー

Stroke order

Stroke order in writing ゆ

Stroke order in writing ユ

Stroke order in writing ゆ

Stroke order in writing ユ

Other representations

• Computer encodings

Character	ゆ		ユ		ﾕ
Unicode name	HIRAGANA LETTER YU		KATAKANA LETTER YU		HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER YU
Encodings	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex
Unicode	12422	U+3086	12518	U+30E6	65429	U+FF95
UTF-8	227 130 134	E3 82 86	227 131 166	E3 83 A6	239 190 149	EF BE 95
Numeric character reference	ゆ	ゆ	ユ	ユ	ﾕ	ﾕ
Shift JIS	130 228	82 E4	131 134	83 86	213	D5

Character	ゅ		ュ		ｭ
Unicode name	HIRAGANA LETTER SMALL YU		KATAKANA LETTER SMALL YU		HALFWIDTH KATAKANA LETTER SMALL YU
Encodings	decimal	hex	decimal	hex	decimal	hex
Unicode	12421	U+3085	12517	U+30E5	65389	U+FF6D
UTF-8	227 130 133	E3 82 85	227 131 165	E3 83 A5	239 189 173	EF BD AD
Numeric character reference	ゅ	ゅ	ュ	ュ	ｭ	ｭ
Shift JIS	130 227	82 E3	131 133	83 85	173	AD

• Braille

ゆ / ユ in Japanese Braille
ゆ / ユ yu	ゆう / ユー yū

• Japanese semaphore