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オ — katakana “o”

オ is the katakana character for the sound “o”. It is written with 3 strokes, and in hiragana the same sound is お.

オ
Stroke order of オ (o)
Reading
o
Script
katakana
Strokes
3
Row
the vowels
Hiragana
お

How to write オ

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 オ sounds

Like the o in “go”, but short and pure, without sliding into a w.

Words with オ

WordReadingMeaning
オレンジorenjiorange
オフィスofisuoffice
オリンピックorinpikkuOlympics
オーバーoobaaover (a limit); exaggerated
オートバイootobaimotorcycle
オランダorandaNetherlands

The whole row

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