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ぼ (bo) in hiragana: pronunciation, stroke order and examples

The hiragana ぼ is read "bo". Stroke order step by step, the same sound in katakana (ボ), the look-alikes not to confuse and example words.

Reading
bo
Same sound in katakana
ボ
Not to confuse with
ぽ po

Words with ぼ

  • 帽子 ぼうし — Hat
  • 僕 ぼく — I (used by men towards those of equal or lower status)
  • 貿易 ぼうえき — trade
  • 棒 ぼう — pole, rod, stick
  • 冒険 ぼうけん — risk, venture, adventure
  • ぼんやり ぼんやり — dim, faint, vague

Stroke order · 6 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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