お (o), hiragana basic
お
o
Vowel o
hiraganabasic3 strokes
Stroke order
Pronunciation
Round your lips gently for a short, steady o. Do not add the glide at the end of English go.
katakana counterpart
Similar characters
Words with お
男おとこman / male
女おんなwoman / female
お茶おちゃtea
How to remember it
おLook for the loop and the separate little mark at the upper right. Imagine a person saying “Oh!” and tossing a hat into the air: o.
Where it comes from
於お
お developed from the cursive writing of 於. Follow the overall flowing shape rather than looking for a single printed component.