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

blades of grass and tree trunks / falcons

Alternative form of 元

long cylindrical things such as glasses of drink, pairs of jeans, pens or trains and buses / films or TV shows / home runs or goals / rounds of a match in boxing, wrestling or judo

current, this, the matter in question / original, actual, base

book / this / main / real / actual / true