# 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.

- Reading: ho
- Strokes: 4
- Katakana: ホ

## Don't confuse it with

は · ま

## 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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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/ho/. Last updated 2026-11-01.