ほ

See also: は, ぼ, and ぽ

ほ U+307B, ほ
HIRAGANA LETTER HO
← ぺ
[U+307A] 		Hiragana ぼ →
[U+307C]

Japanese

Stroke order

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ho̞]

Etymology 1

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 保 in the cursive sōsho style.

Syllable

ほ (romaji ho)

  1. The hiragana syllable ほ (ho). Its equivalent in katakana is ホ (ho). It is the thirtieth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is は行お段 (ha-gyō o-dan, “row ha, section o”).
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Counter

ほ (rōmaji -ho)

  1. 歩: steps
  2. 舗: folded things, especially maps
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