と (to), hiragana basic
と
to
た row · o column
hiraganabasic2 strokes
Stroke order
katakana counterpart
Variants
Words with と
友達ともだちfriend
年としyear; age
時計とけいclock; watch
How to remember it
とA small stroke sits above a curved bowl. Imagine a topping dropping into the bowl: to.
Where it comes from
止と
と developed from the cursive writing of 止. The kanji's meaning stop is not part of the kana's meaning.