Ho (kana)

ho
hiragana
japanese hiragana ho
katakana
japanese katakana ho
transliterationho
translit. with dakutenbo
translit. with handakutenpo
hiragana origin
katakana origin
Man'yōgana凡 方 抱 朋 倍 保 宝 富 百 帆 穂 本
Voiced Man'yōgana煩 菩 番 蕃
spelling kana保険のホ Hoken no "ho"
unicodeU+307B, U+30DB
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Note: This mora was historically pronounced as "po".

, 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
hou
hoo
ほう
ほお, ほぉ
ほー
ホウ
ホオ, ホォ
ホー
Addition dakuten b-
(ぼ行 ba-gyō)
bo
bou
boo
ぼう, ぼぅ
ぼお, ぼぉ
ぼー
ボウ, ボゥ
ボオ, ボォ
ボー
Addition handakuten p-
(ぽ行 pa-gyō)
po
pou
poo
ぽう, ぽぅ
ぽお, ぽぉ
ぽー
ポウ, ポゥ
ポオ, ポォ
ポー
Other additional forms
Form (hw-)
Romaji Hiragana Katakana
hwa ほぁ, ほゎ ホァ, ホヮ
hwi ほぃ ホィ
(hu, hwu) ほぅ ホゥ
hwe ほぇ ホェ
hwo ほぅぉ ホゥォ