No.151Gen 1 (Kanto)
Mew in Japanese
ミュウ
Myū
✍️ Read the name kana by kana
ミュmyu
ウu
💡 A big kana followed by a small ャ ュ ョ or ァ ィ ゥ ェ ォ is read together as one sound.
Japanese Pokémon names are written in katakana, the script used for foreign words and names. Learn the 2 characters above and you can read “ミュウ” yourself!
📖 Pokédex entry in English and Japanese
When viewed through a microscope, this Pokémon’s short, fine, delicate hair can be seen.顕微鏡で見ると、このポケモンの短く、細く、繊細な毛が見えます。
The Japanese text is a translation of the English entry, written with kanji, hiragana and katakana. Try to spot the katakana words!
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