The hiragana syllable む (mu). Its equivalent in katakana is ム (mu). It is the thirty-third syllable in the gojūon order; its position is ま行う段 (ma-gyō u-dan, “row ma, section u”).

Used to indicate a mumbling sound.

(Classical Japanese, after mizenkei) Used to form the volitional form of verbs, equivalent to modern う (-u > -ō) / よう (-yō).

conjecture about a presently occurring situation that the speaker has no direct knowledge about

否む: to dislike

publicly-owned gambling enterprises

(informal) yeah, uh-huh, mhm (an interjection expressing agreement)

strainingly, with a grunt / sufferingly, groaningly

(archaic) added to various verbs to indicate forceful or excessive action

雲母: mica