ほ

See also: は, ぼ, and ぽ

ほ U+307B, ほ
HIRAGANA LETTER HO
← ぺ
[U+307A] 		Hiragana ぼ →
[U+307C]

Japanese
Stroke order
4 strokes

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ho̞]

Etymology 1

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 保 in the cursive sōsho style.

Syllable

ほ • (ho) 

  1. The hiragana syllable ほ (ho). Its equivalent in katakana is ホ (ho). It is the thirtieth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is は行お段 (ha-gyō o-dan, “row ha, section o”).
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2
Alternative spelling
穂

Pronunciation

Noun

ほ • (ho) ←ほ (fo)?

  1. ear of grain
  2. (calligraphy) tip of a brush

Etymology 3
Alternative spelling
帆

Noun

ほ • (ho) 

  1. sail

Etymology 4
For pronunciation and definitions of ほ – see the following entries.
【歩】2
[counter] steps
[noun] a step (as in footstep)
【舗】S
[counter] folded texts, especially maps
[noun] shop
(This term, ほ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as ほ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ほ.)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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