ほ — hiragana “ho”
ほ is the hiragana character for the sound “ho”. It is written with 4 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ホ.
ほ
How to write ほ
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.
Don't confuse it with
Words with ほ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ほん | hon | book |
| ほど | hodo | extent |
| ほう | hou | direction |
| ほとんど | hotondo | almost |
| ほしい | hoshii | wanting |
| ほか | hoka | other; else |
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