Hiragana
ん The hiragana “n”
At a glance
- Reading
- n
- Katakana twin
- ンn
ん is the only kana that is a consonant on its own.
Everyday words with ん
Written in kanji, with their reading in hiragana.
- 三さん Three (3)
- 千せん Thousand (1,000)
- 万まん Ten thousand (10,000)
- 女おんな Woman
- 老人ろうじん Old person
- 金曜日きんようび Friday
- 銀行ぎんこう Bank
- 病院びょういん Hospital
- 郵便局ゆうびんきょく Post office
- 田園でんえん Countryside
- 日本にほん Japan
- 韓国かんこく Korea
- 地震じしん Earthquake
- 電車でんしゃ Train
- 自転車じてんしゃ Bicycle
- 二輪車にりんしゃ Motorcycle
- 看護師かんごし Nurse
- 案内あんない Guide
- 旅券りょけん Passport
- 神社じんじゃ Shrine
- 博物館はくぶつかん Museum
- 公園こうえん Park
- 動物園どうぶつえん Zoo
- 水族館すいぞくかん Aquarium
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