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U+304A, お
HIRAGANA LETTER O

[U+3049]
Hiragana
[U+304B]

Japanese

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Stroke order
3 strokes

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [o̞]
  • Audio:(file)

Syllable

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(o

  1. The hiragana syllable (o). Its equivalent in katakana is (o). It is the fifth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is (a-gyō o-dan, row a, section o).
See also
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Etymology 2

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Interjection

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(o

  1. : yes, alright, okay

Noun

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(o

  1. : a sign used in some books (clarification of this definition is needed)
  2. : tail, brush, train
  3. , : hill; peak
  4. : fish
  5. , : the hemp or ramie plant; thread or yarn made from fibers derived from the bark of hemp or ramie stems
  6. , , , : man, male
  7. : cord

Prefix

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(o-

  1. : small
  2. : honorific prefix to make a word polite

Etymology 3

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For pronunciation and definitions of – see the following entries.
3
[affix] hate; loathe
S
[affix] dirty
(This term, (o), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as , see Category:Japanese kanji read as お.)