ヲ (o), katakana basic
ヲ
o
ワ row · o column
katakanabasic3 strokes
Stroke order
Pronunciation
Pronounced o when used as the object particle. The spelling wo distinguishes this kana in some romanization systems.
hiragana counterpart
How to remember it
ヲCompare フ, then notice the extra horizontal line. This is the katakana counterpart of を; it is uncommon in everyday modern text.
Where it comes from
乎ヲ
ヲ comes from a simplified part of 乎. Hiragana を has a different source, 遠.