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を — hiragana “wo”

を is the hiragana character for the sound “wo”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ヲ.

を
Stroke order of を (wo)
Reading
wo
Script
hiragana
Strokes
3
Row
the わ row
Katakana
ヲ

How to write を

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.

How を sounds

Read o, though it is typed wo. Today it is almost only the particle that marks the object of a verb.

Words with を

WordReadingMeaning
きをつけるkiwotsukeruto be careful
かぜをひくkazewohikuto catch a cold
としをとるtoshiwotoruto grow old

The whole row

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