Japanese symbol for “ko”
ＫＯ
ケー・オー
Romaji: kee・oo
KO; knock-out
In Japanese, ko is ＫＯ, read ケー・オー (kee・oo).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt KO; knock-out
Written forms: ＫＯ. Readings: ケー・オー、ケーオー.
Other Japanese words for “ko”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 劫 | こう kou | ko; position that allows for eternal capture and recapture of the same stones |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.