お
o
Hiragana お (o)
- Reads aso
- ScriptHiragana
- Katakana pair オ
- Rowvowel
Remember it
Like あ, but it has grown a tail. A gymnast mid-cartwheel shouting 'oh!'
Words that use it
- おと oto sound 音
- おかね okane money お金
Don't confuse it with
お carries a short stroke floating to its right that あ does not have. That stroke is the quickest way to tell them apart at a glance.