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Etymology
Simplified in the Heian period from the man'yōgana kanji 牟.
Pronunciation
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Category:Japanese lemmas#むCategory:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#むCategory:Japanese syllables#むCategory:Japanese entries with incorrect language header#むCategory:Pages with entries#ムCategory:Pages with 1 entry#ム- The katakana syllable ム (mu). Its equivalent in hiragana is む (mu). It is the thirty-third syllable in the gojūon order; its position is マ行ウ段 (ma-gyō u-dan, “row ma, section u”).
Usage notes
The katakana syllabary is used primarily for transcription of foreign language words into Japanese and the writing of gairaigo (loan words), as well as to represent onomatopoeias, technical and scientific terms, and the names of plants, animals, and minerals. It is also occasionally used in some words for emphasis, or to ease reading; katakana may be preferred for words becoming buried in the text if they are written under their canonical form in hiragana. Names of Japanese companies, as well as certain Japanese language words such as colloquial terms, are also sometimes written in katakana rather than the other systems. Formerly, female first names would often be written in katakana.