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ぼ — hiragana “bo”

ぼ is the hiragana character for the sound “bo”. It is written with 6 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ボ.

ぼ
Stroke order of ぼ (bo)
Reading
bo
Script
hiragana
Strokes
6
Row
the ば row
Katakana
ボ

How to write ぼ

Follow the numbers on the diagram: each stroke starts at its number. Keep to this order, because that is how your hand remembers the shape.

How ぼ sounds

ぼ is ほ with dakuten (゛): ho becomes bo.

Don't confuse it with

Words with ぼ

WordReadingMeaning
ぼくbokuI (boys and men)
ぼうしboushihat
おぼえるoboeruto memorize
のぼるnoboruto ascend
あかんぼうakanboubaby
きぼうkibouhope

The whole row

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