お (o) – Hiragana

Pronunciation

– Pronounced as the Japanese ‘o’. Sounds closest to the English ‘o’ in a word such as ‘ore’.

About

In Japanese writing, the kana お (hiragana) and オ (katakana) occupy the fifth place, between え and か, in the modern Gojūon (五十音) system of collating kana.

Mnemonics

Mnemonic 1: It’s a picture of Othello from the Opera. He has finished his performance and is throwing a flower to the audience. The curve beneath him represents the stage.

Mnemonic 2: The face of a big ox is looking right at you. You can see two eyes, and a mouth. Some spit has shot out of the corner of its mouth into its eye.