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モ (mo), katakana basic

mo

マ row · o column

katakanabasic3 strokes

Stroke order

hiragana counterpart

Words with モ

model
note; memo

How to remember it

Compare も: two crossbars meet a stroke that turns right at the bottom. Imagine the same hook drawn with sharper corners: mo.

Where it comes from

モ comes from a simplified form of 毛. Compare hiragana も, which has the same source.