Hiragana & Katakana · Hiragana: ba, pa

ぼ

Stroke order of hiragana ぼ

ぼ is written with 7 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

The two dots make Santa's ほ say BO instead of HO.

Origin: ほ + ゛ (dakuten: voiced)

Example word

ぼうし

hat

More words: Hiragana: ba, pa

ばba びbi ぶbu べbe ぱpa ぴpi ぷpu ぺpe ぽpo

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