オ (o), katakana basic
オ
o
Vowel o
katakanabasic3 strokes
Stroke order
Pronunciation
Round your lips gently for a short, steady o. Do not add the glide at the end of English go.
hiragana counterpart
Similar characters
Words with オ
オレンジorange
オーストラリアAustralia
How to remember it
オA cross has a hooked downward stroke and a diagonal leg. Imagine an angular person saying “Oh!”: o.
Where it comes from
於オ
オ comes from a simplified part of 於. Hiragana お has the same source but a different shape.