HO: Emergence of Newness from Latent Power

The character for “HO” is formed by adding a vertical line representing the latent realm to the character “HA.”

“HA” signifies a stable state where positive and negative, or yin and yang, face each other in balance. To this, “HO” adds the meaning of the power of KAMU (the latent realm) being introduced or generated. Thus, “HO” carries the core intention that something new emerges through the power of KAMU from a state of maintained balance and confrontation.

This can be understood as the moment that triggers the evolution of living organisms, or a person’s new flashes of inspiration, creation, or even the sublimation of aesthetic sense, all originating from “HO.” It can be said that “HO” is a sound symbolizing the dynamic moment of generation where a creative breakthrough opens and new values or life are born, as energy from the latent realm acts upon a stable foundation.