# ご — hiragana “go”

ご is the hiragana character for the sound “go”. It is written with 4 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ゴ.

- Reading: go
- Strokes: 4
- Katakana: ゴ

## How ご sounds

ご is こ with dakuten (゛): ko becomes go.

## Words with ご

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ごめんなさい | gomennasai | sorry |
| ごちそうさま | gochisousama | said after eating |
| ごご | gogo | afternoon |
| ごうかく | goukaku | passing |
| しごと | shigoto | work |
| えいご | eigo | English |

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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/go/. Last updated 2026-11-01.