Japanese
Etymology 1
Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 於 in the cursive sōsho style.
Pronunciation
Syllable
お • (o)
- The hiragana syllable お (o). Its equivalent in katakana is オ (o). It is the fifth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is あ行お段 (a-gyō o-dan, “row a, section o”).
See also
- (Hiragana) 平仮名; あぁ, いぃ, うぅゔ, えぇ, おぉ, かゕが, きぎ, くぐ, けゖげ, こご, さざ, しじ, すず, せぜ, そぞ, ただ, ちぢ, つっづ, てで, とど, な, に, ぬ, ね, の, はばぱ, ひびぴ, ふぶぷ, へべぺ, ほぼぽ, ま, み, む, め, も, やゃ, ゆゅ, よょ, ら, り, る, れ, ろ, わゎ, ゐ, ゑ, を, ん, ー, ゝ, ゞ, ゟ
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of お – see the following entries.
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| 【小】1
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- [prefix] attached to certain nouns:
- [prefix] small in shape or scale
- [prefix] attached to certain names to give expression or feelings (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
- [prefix] used proverbially to represent "small" or "slight" (Can we verify(+) this sense?)
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- [prefix] indicates that the [word] is honorific; often used to indicate that the [word] belongs or is related to the listener (as opposed to the speaker)
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(This term, お (o), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as お, see Category:Japanese kanji read as お.)
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(The following entries do not have a page created for them yet: 丘, 魚, 牡, 夫.)