| Hiragana ほ | |
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| Profile | |
| Character | ほ |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ho |
| Section | H |
| Hiragana Man'yōgana | 保 |
| Stroke Number | 4 |
ほ, in hiragana, or ホ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Both are made in four strokes and both represent [ho]. In the Sakhalin dialect of the Ainu language, ホ can be written as small ㇹ to represent a final h sound after an o sound (オㇹ oh).
Form variants[]
| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana |
|---|---|---|
| Normal h- (は行 ha-gyō) |
Ho | ほ |
| Hou, hu Hoo, hwo Hō |
ほう, ほぅ ほお, ほぉ ほー | |
| Addition dakuten b- (ば行 ba-gyō) |
Bo | ぼ |
| Bou Boo bō |
ぼう ぼお ぼー | |
| Addition handakuten p- (ぱ行 pa-gyō) |
Po | ぽ |
| Pou Poo Pō |
ぽう ぽお ぽー |
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Pronunciation[]
(Examples) Words with 'ほ'[]
'ほ' at the beginning[]
'ほ' in the middle[]
'ほ' at the end[]
Stroke order[]
 Stroke order in writing ほ |
 Stroke order in writing ほ |
