# 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.

- Reading: wo
- Strokes: 3
- Katakana: ヲ

## 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

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| きをつける | kiwotsukeru | to be careful |
| かぜをひく | kazewohiku | to catch a cold |
| としをとる | toshiwotoru | to grow old |

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