を (wo) Hiragana Discussion

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を (wo) - Hiragana

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Index: 45
Pronunciation: Orange
Strokes: 3

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Sorry for the silly question… but the pronounciation in this case is as particle right? [O] in this case, it shows as [O]range or should be as [O]pen?
Also, souds different for me… it always sounds as [O] never as [WO]?
Thanks.

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You’re right, it’s always pronounced as O. Possibly back in the good ole’ days (ancient Japan possible) it was pronounced as WO and it may have been part of a W line of Hiragana, but now you’ll (probably) only ever see it as the particle, pronounced as O.

It’s not a silly question! Thanks for asking! I’ve always wondered too, I just asked Saori about it and she told me the info above, so ask anything you have a question about because it’ll probably lead to some cool knowledge!