Hiragana & Katakana · Hiragana: na, ha

ほ

ho

Stroke order of hiragana ほ

ほ is written with 4 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A HOuse chimney next to a pole: HO-HO, Santa's coming!

Origin: from the kanji 保 (protect), written cursively

Example word

ほん

book

More words: Hiragana: na, ha

なna にni ぬnu ねne のno はha ひhi ふfu へhe

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