# こ — hiragana “ko”

こ is the hiragana character for the sound “ko”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is コ.

- Reading: ko
- Strokes: 2
- Katakana: コ

## Don't confuse it with

に

## Words with こ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| こんにちは | konnichiha | hello |
| こんばんは | konbanha | good evening |
| こと | koto | thing |
| この | kono | this |
| これ | kore | this |
| ここ | koko | here |

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