byu / ビュ
The middle BY combined kana — ビ plus a small ュ becomes “byu.” The common one: it opens view, beauty, and interview.
Pronunciation
The compound character ビュ represents the syllable 'byu'. Common in loanwords — interview, review, debut, buffet, beauty, view.
ビュ is ビ (bi) plus a small ュ, read as one syllable, “byu.” It's the useful one, standing in for English “beau/vu/bu”: ビュー (view), ビューティー (beauty), インタビュー (interview), デビュー (debut), ビュッフェ (buffet).
How to write ビュ
Trace ビュ on the canvas at the top of the page. Animated arrows show each stroke's direction; trace along them and the stroke fills in. Each numbered step below explains what that stroke does.
Write ビ: that's ヒ plus a dakuten — two small ticks at the upper right.
Write a small ュ tucked into the lower right at about half height — a miniature ユ (a top-and-right turn, then a base bar).
Origin
Katakana ビュ combines ビ — ヒ (from the kanji 比) plus a dakuten — with a small ュ (reduced ユ, from 由). Together they spell a single “byu” sound.
Common words starting with ビュ
Printable practice sheet
Print this worksheet to practice writing ビュ by hand — the top row shows the stroke order to trace, then fill the blank squares.
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