O in hiragana: お
The syllable ‘o’ in hiragana is written お.
お ‘o’ hiragana stroke order
お has three strokes:
- A short horizontal stroke, left to right.
- A long stroke that starts vertically down, through the first stroke. It then loops up and round to meet itself at the base.
- The final stroke is a short stroke, angled down from left to right.
お ‘o’ hiragana mnemonics
See also: Making mnemonics
These images should help you to remember how to write ‘o’ in hiragana by associating the letter o with the shape of お. Remember that the English words used here are not a pronunciation guide. They help you to remember how to write お, not how to say it.
To learn pronunciation you need to get a lot of listening and speaking practice done. Online services like JapanesePod 101 can help with that.
お is an omelette being made.
お is a game of golf.
お is an olive in a cocktail.
If you have any other mnemonics for お, please share them in the comments below.
Useful links
- [Kana Pict-o-Graphix: Mnemonics for Japanese Hiragana and Katakana](http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1880656183/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1880656183&linkCode=as2&tag=easasistu-21" rel="external nofollow)
- [Let’s Learn Hiragana: First Book of Japanese Writing](http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0870117092/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=0870117092&linkCode=as2&tag=easasistu-21" rel="external nofollow)
- Hiragana mnemonics on asahi-net.or.jp
- Hiragana mnemonics on japanese.gatech.edu
- Japanese Wall Art Prints
