を (o), hiragana basic
を
o
わ row · o column
hiraganabasic3 strokes
Stroke order
Pronunciation
Pronounced o when used as the object particle. The spelling wo distinguishes this kana in some romanization systems.
katakana counterpart
Words with を
をodirect object particle
How to remember it
をPicture someone leaning forward to throw an object. That scene can remind you that を marks the object of an action. It is pronounced o in this use.
Where it comes from
遠を
を developed from the cursive writing of 遠. Its historical wo sound survives in romanization, but the object particle is pronounced o in standard Japanese.