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Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 己 in the cursive sōsho style.
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 ” ) .
(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 𛄲 ( 𛄲 ) 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 , 𛀆 , ゆ ゅ , 𛀁 , よ ょ , ら ら゚ , り り゚ , る る゚ , れ れ゚ , ろ ろ゚ , わ ゎ わ゙ , ゐ 𛅐 ( 𛅐 ) ゐ゙ , 𛄟 ( 𛄟 ) , ゑ 𛅑 ( 𛅑 ) ゑ゙ , を 𛅒 ( 𛅒 ) を゙ , ん , ー , ゝ , ゞ , ゟ
For pronunciation and definitions of こ – see the following entries.
【壺 】 H
[noun] hu ( ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol )
(This term, こ ( ko ) , 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 .)
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
【木 】 1
[noun] Combining form of 木 ( き, ki ) : tree ; wood
(This term, こ ( ko ) , is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)For a list of all kanji read as こ , see Category:Japanese kanji read as こ .)
こ • (ko )
此 : (derogatory ) you
是 : (humble ) you