 Hiragana |
 Katakana |
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| Transliteration: | ko | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Man'yōgana: | 己,己 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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こ, in hiragana, or コ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Both represent (IPA) /ko/. The shape of these kana comes from the kanji 己. This character may be supplemented by a dakuten; it becomes ご in hiragana, ゴ in katakana, and go in Romaji. Also, the pronunciation is affected, transforming into /go/.
| Form | Rōmaji | Hiragana | Katakana |
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| Normal k- (か行 ka-gyō) |
ko | こ | コ |
| kou koo kō, koh |
こう, こぅ こお, こぉ こー |
コウ, コゥ コオ, コォ コー |
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| Addition dakuten g- (が行 ga-gyō) |
go | ご | ゴ |
| gou goo gō, goh |
ごう, ごぅ ごお, ごぉ ごー |
ゴウ, ゴゥ ゴオ, ゴォ ゴー |
Strokes
Stroke order in writing こ
Stroke order in writing コ
Representations in other writing systems
In Japanese Braille, こ or コ is represented as:
| - | ● |
| ● | － |
| － | ● |
The Wabun code for こ or コ is －－－－.
