Ho (kana)


Hiragana

Katakana
Transliteration: ho
Hiragana Man'yōgana:
Katakana Man'yōgana:
kana gojūon
n wa ra ya ma ha na ta sa ka a
sokuon wi ri mi hi ni chi shi ki i
dakuten ru yu mu fu nu tsu su ku u
chōonpu we re me he ne te se ke e
wo ro yo mo ho no to so ko o

, in hiragana, or in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Both are made in four strokes and both represent [ho]. In the Sakhalin dialect of the Ainu language, ホ can be written as small ㇹ to represent a final h sound after an o sound (オㇹ oh).

Form Rōmaji Hiragana Katakana
Normal h-
(ほ行 ha-gyō)
Ho ほねクッパ Hone Kuppa Dry Bowser
ほう, ほぅ
ほお, ほぉ
ほー, ほ~
ホウ, ホゥ
ホオ, ホォ
ホー, ホ~
ホオプ Hōpu Hoop
Addition dakuten b-
(ぼ行 ba-gyō)
Bo
ぼう, ぼぅ
ぼお, ぼぉ
ぼー, ぼ~
ボウ, ボゥ
ボオ, ボォ
ボー, ボ~
ボウリング Bōringu Bowling
Addition handakuten p-
(ぽ行 pa-gyō)
po
ぽう, ぽぅ
ぽお, ぽぉ
ぽー, ぽ~
ポウ, ポゥ
ポオ, ポォ
ポー, ポ~
ポォル Pōru Pole