# よ — hiragana “yo”

よ is the hiragana character for the sound “yo”. It is written with 2 strokes, and in katakana the same sound is ヨ.

- Reading: yo
- Strokes: 2
- Katakana: ヨ

## Words with よ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| よい | yoi | good |
| よく | yoku | well; often |
| よむ | yomu | to read |
| よぶ | yobu | to call out |
| よる | yoru | night |
| よてい | yotei | plans |

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