How to write コ (ko) in katakana
Add two short marks to コ (ko) and you get ゴ (go). Its shape keeps a part of the kanji 己 (“self”). It takes two short strokes: the first from the top left going rightwards then downwards, the last ending at the bottom right. Loanwords that begin with it: コア (“core”), コネ (“connection”), コマ (“coma”) and コム (“computer output microfilm…”).
- Romaji
- ko
- Strokes
- 2
- From
- 己
- Hiragana
- こ
Stroke by stroke
- 1
- 2
- top leftrightwards → downwards
- bottom leftrightwards
Where コ comes from
- Katakana
- 己, a part of the kanji
- Hiragana
- こ from 己
Here both scripts start from the same kanji, 己 (“self”).
Look-alikes
Trace it
Follow the numbers. Tracing help
With voicing marks
Base kana first, then the marks at the top right.
Words with コ
253 common JMdict katakana words with it; ten shown.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| コア | koa | core; core |
| コネ | kone | connection; pull |
| コマ | koma | coma; coma |
| コム | komu | computer output microfilm system; COM |
| コル | koru | col |
| コアラ | koara | koala |
| コイル | koiru | coil |
| コイン | koin | coin; token |
| ココア | kokoa | cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate |
| ココム | kokomu | Coordinating Committee for Export to Communist Area; COCOM |
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