お
o
お (o)
お is a hiragana character pronounced “o”. It belongs to the vowel row.
Katakana Equivalent
オ
The katakana form of お, used for foreign words and emphasis.
Korean Hint
오
Similar sound in Korean for Korean speakers learning Japanese.
Memory Trick
A man carrying something Over his shoulder
The cross at the top looks like a pole
Character Details
- Writing System
- Hiragana
- Romaji
- o
- Row
- vowels
- Unicode
- U+304A
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