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U+307B, ほ
HIRAGANA LETTER HO

[U+307A]
Hiragana
[U+307C]

Japanese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Syllable

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(ho

  1. The hiragana syllable (ho). Its equivalent in katakana is (ho). It is the thirtieth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is (ha-gyō o-dan, row ha, section o).
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entries.
S
[noun] ear of grain
[noun] (calligraphy) tip of a brush
S
[noun] (nautical) sail
2
[noun] a literal (foot)step: walk, walking
[noun] a figurative step: progress, progression
[affix] (foot)step, walk
[affix] advancement, progression
[counter] steps, footsteps
S
[counter] folded texts, especially maps
[noun] shop
(This term, (ho), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as , see Category:Japanese kanji read as ほ.)