こ

See also: ご, こ゚, and ح

こ	U+3053, こ HIRAGANA LETTER KO

← げ
[U+3052]

Hiragana

ご →
[U+3054]

Japanese

Stroke order

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ko̞]

Etymology 1

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 己 in the cursive sōsho style.

Syllable

こ • (ko)

The hiragana syllable こ (ko). Its equivalent in katakana is コ (ko). It is the tenth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is か行お段 (ka-gyō o-dan, “row ka, section o”).

Derived terms

ご (go)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of こ – see the following entries.

【戸】2	[noun] houses; apartments [noun] door [noun] The smallest administrative division under the ritsuryō system of governance. [counter] house; apartment [counter] household; family

【故】5	[prefix] the deceased, late [affix] old; past; former

【個】5	[counter] item, article, thing

【呼】6	[affix] to breathe out, to exhale, to sigh [affix] to shout, to yell [affix] to call (someone), to address

【孤】S	[noun] an orphan [noun] solitude [adjective] solitary

【弧】S	[noun] arc

【顧】S	[counter] looks back, double-takes (often as 一(いっ)顧(こ) (ikko)) [counter] (figurative, chiefly in the negative) care, concern; amount one cares Alternative spelling コ

【袴】J	[noun] (rare) hakama: a type of traditional Japanese trousers [noun] (rare) momohiki: traditional Japanese closefitting workman's trousers [noun] (historical, military): prior to World War II, the general term for trousers in the Imperial Japanese Army

【壺】H	[noun] hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol) Alternative spelling 壷

(This term, こ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as こ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こ.)

(The following entries are uncreated: 古, 庫, 湖, 固, 己, 股, 虎, 枯, 虚, 雇, 誇, 鼓, 錮, 乎, 胡, 糊, 姑, 沽, 狐, 扈, 蠱.)

Etymology 3

Native.

For pronunciation and definitions of こ – see the following entries.

【子】1

[noun] a child

[noun] (figuratively) a girl, especially a dear or desired one (compare use of English baby, babe)

[noun] (endearing) creature

[noun] a smaller or younger version of a bigger object

[noun] (hanafuda, card games, by extension, board games, gambling) person who is dealt cards

[prefix] an object which has a subservient or derivative role relative to another object

[suffix] suffix used in female given names, such as 智子 (Tomoko), 英子 (Eiko), 秀子 (Hideko), 美奈子 (Minako), 有希子 (Yukiko)

[suffix] (rare) suffix used in male given names

[suffix] an object having a particular state or property (sometimes diminutive)

[suffix] roe (only when preceded by a fish name, or fish-related prefix)

[proper noun] a surname

Alternative spellings
児, 娘

【小】1	[prefix] less in size or quantity, small, little, short [prefix] less in intensity, small, light, slight [prefix] of secondary importance, secondary, sub- [prefix] infant

【粉】5	[noun] [from 759] powder [noun] [from 759] flour

【籠】S	[noun] a basket, especially one made of bamboo [noun] Short for 伏籠 (fusego): a clothes airer, or chicken coop

【木】1	[noun] Combining form of 木 (き, ki): tree; wood

【濃】S	[prefix] dark color

【海鼠】	[noun] (obsolete) sea cucumber

【蚕】6	[noun] (obsolete) silkworm

【処】6	[suffix] (not productive) place

(This term, こ, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as こ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as こ.)

Pronoun

こ • (ko)

此: (derogatory) you
是: (humble) you

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