オウ

Japanese

Etymology

Borrowed from American English o.

Noun

オウ • (ō) 

1. o (name of the letter O, o)

Usage notes

• オウ is based on the American English o (pronounced /oʊ/). オー (ō) and オ (o) refer to the same letter as pronounced in other languages.

Synonyms

• オ (o)
• オー (ō)

Further reading

• O on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja