Hiragana & Katakana · Katakana: na, ha

ホ

ほ

ho

Stroke order of katakana ホ

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

Memory trick

A Holy cross with two dots at its feet: "ho".

Origin: from the lower-right part of the kanji 保

Example word

ホテル

ほてる

hotel

More words: Katakana: na, ha

ナna ニni ヌnu ネne ノno ハha ヒhi フfu ヘhe

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