do / ド
The last of the D row — ト with a dakuten becomes “do.” Opens door, drama, and dollar.
Pronunciation
The character ド represents the syllable 'do'. It is ト with the dakuten that voices 't' to 'd'. Extremely common in loanwords — door, drama, doughnut, dollar, drive, and as the ending of many borrowed words.
ド is ト (to) plus the dakuten ゛. One of the most common voiced katakana, it opens ドア (door), ドラマ (drama), ドル (dollar), ドライブ (drive), and ends カード (card). Same simple ト shape, voiced to “do.”
How to write ド
Trace ド on the canvas at the top of the page. Animated arrows show each stroke's direction; trace along them and the stroke fills in. Each numbered step below explains what that stroke does.
Write ト exactly: a long vertical down the left, then a short diagonal wedge jutting out to the right from its middle.
Add the dakuten (゛): two small ticks at the upper right — strokes 3 and 4 — sitting above the body.
Origin
Katakana ド shares its shape with ト, from the upper-right of the kanji 止 (to, “to stop”). The dakuten ゛ voices “to” into “do.”
Common words starting with ド
Printable practice sheet
Print this worksheet to practice writing ド by hand — the top row shows the stroke order to trace, then fill the blank squares.
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