# ホ — katakana “ho”

ホ is the katakana character for the sound “ho”. It is written with 4 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is ほ.

- Reading: ho
- Strokes: 4
- Hiragana: ほ

## Words with ホ

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ホテル | hoteru | hotel |
| ホール | hooru | hall; hole |
| ホンコン | honkon | Hong Kong |
| ホワイト | howaito | white |
| ホーム | hoomu | platform |
| ホームラン | hoomuran | home run |

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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/katakana-chart/ho/. Last updated 2026-11-01.