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と (to): hiragana stroke order and pronunciation

と is the hiragana for to, the o sound of the t row. It is written with 2 strokes. Its katakana twin is ト (to).

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と
12
Romaji
to
Strokes
2
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How to write と, stroke by stroke

Each frame adds one stroke. The number sits where the stroke starts; strokes run left to right and top to bottom.

  1. 1stroke 1
  2. 12stroke 2

How to say to

Tip: like 'to' in 'toe'

と in a word

The course introduces と with とけい (clock).

The t row

The t row keeps one consonant and runs through the five vowels, so と differs from its neighbours only in the vowel. Reading the row as a set fixes the pattern:

Course words written with と

6 words from the beginner word lists use と. Each links to the list it belongs to.

と in a sentence

From the beginner stories, where と turns up in running text rather than on its own.

Rules that involve と

Dakuten — the voicing mark

Two small strokes (゛) on a kana voice it: the shape stays the same but your vocal cords buzz. You'll meet 5 of these in the k→g row.

  • か → がvoiced k becomes g
  • き → ぎvoiced k becomes g

Built from と

With dakuten

  • どdo

The same sound in katakana

Stroke-order data from KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0.

Practice this in Open Lingo

The Open Lingo Japanese course teaches と with tracing practice, a listening drill and spaced review, then uses it in real words within the same lesson.

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