こ (ko), hiragana basic
こ
ko
か row · o column
hiraganabasic2 strokes
Stroke order
katakana counterpart
Variants
Words with こ
こんにちはhello / good afternoon
これthis / this one
このthis (+ noun)
How to remember it
こTwo curved lines face each other. Picture two little clouds: ko.
Where it comes from
己こ
こ developed from the cursive writing of 己. The shape was simplified into the two strokes used today.