The hiragana character "と" is used to express the sound "to" and can be used in a variety of words and phrases.
- For example, it can be used as a particle to indicate a destination or direction, as in the phrase "学校に行く" (gakkou ni iku, "to go to school").
- It can also be used as a conjunction to connect two sentences or phrases, as in the phrase "雨が降ってきたので、家に帰った" (ame ga futtekita node, ie ni kaetta, "It started raining, so I went home").
The katakana character "トー" is used to represent the English sound "to" in loanwords and foreign names.
- For example, it can be used in the word "トマト" (tomato, "tomato") or "トーナメント" (トーナメント, "tournament").