ほ (ho), hiragana basic
ほ
ho
は row · o column
hiraganabasic4 strokes
Stroke order
katakana counterpart
Variants
Similar characters
Words with ほ
本ほんbook
細いほそいthin; slender; narrow
本棚ほんだなbookshelf; bookcase
How to remember it
ほCompare は: ほ has an extra horizontal line on the right. Picture a hoop with two handles: ho.
Where it comes from
保ほ
ほ developed from the cursive writing of 保. Compare the shape with は, which has a different source.