# 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.

- Reading: bo
- Strokes: 6
- Katakana: ボ

## How ぼ sounds

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

## Don't confuse it with

ぽ

## Words with ぼ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ぼく | boku | I (boys and men) |
| ぼうし | boushi | hat |
| おぼえる | oboeru | to memorize |
| のぼる | noboru | to ascend |
| あかんぼう | akanbou | baby |
| きぼう | kibou | hope |

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/hiragana-chart/bo/. Last updated 2026-11-01.