Wabun code

Wabun code
Language	Japanese (basic support)
Classification	non-Latin Morse code for Kana
Succeeded by	JIS C 0803 (JIS X 6001), ; JIS C 6220 (JIS X 0201)

Wabun code (和文モールス符号, wabun mōrusu fugō; Morse code for Japanese text) is a form of Morse code used to send Japanese language in kana characters.^[1] Unlike International Morse Code, which represents letters of the Latin script, in Wabun each symbol represents a Japanese kana.^[2] For this reason, Wabun code is also sometimes called Kana code.^[3]

LanguageJapanese (basic support)

Classificationnon-Latin Morse code for Kana

Succeeded byJIS C 0803 (JIS X 6001),
JIS C 6220 (JIS X 0201)

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When Wabun code is intermixed with International Morse code, the prosign DO ( ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ) is used to announce the beginning of Wabun, and the prosign SN ( ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ) is used to announce the return to International Code.

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Mora	Code	ITU^[4]	Mora	Code	ITU	Mora	Code	ITU	Mora	Code	ITU
い i	▄ ▄▄▄	A	わ wa	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	K	ゐ wi	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄		さ sa	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄
ろ ro	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄		か ka	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	L	の no	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄		き ki	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄
は ha	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	B	よ yo	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	M	お o	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	&	ゆ yu	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
に ni	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	C	た ta	▄▄▄ ▄	N	く ku	▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	V	め me	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	=
ほ ho	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	D	れ re	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	O	や ya	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	W	み mi	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄
へ he	▄	E	そ so	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄		ま ma	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	X	し shi	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄
と to	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	É	つ tsu	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	P	け ke	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	Y	ゑ we	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄
ち chi	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	F	ね ne	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	Q	ふ fu	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	Z	ひ hi	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄
り ri	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	G	な na	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	R	こ ko	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄		も mo	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	/
ぬ nu	▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	H	ら ra	▄ ▄ ▄	S	え e	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄		せ se	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄
る ru	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	(	む mu	▄▄▄	T	て te	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄		す su	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄
を wo	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	J	う u	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	U	あ a	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄		ん n	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	+

Punctuation		Code	ITU
◌゛	Dakuten	▄ ▄	I
◌゜	Handakuten	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄
ー	Chōonpu	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄
、	Comma	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	.
。	Full stop	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄
(	Left parenthesis	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	)
)	Right parenthesis	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	"

	Monographs (gojūon)					Digraphs (yōon)
	a	i	u	e	o	ya	yu	yo
∅	ア a ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	イ i ▄ ▄▄▄	ウ u ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	エ e ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	オ o ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄
K	カ ka ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	キ ki ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	ク ku ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	ケ ke ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	コ ko ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	キャ kya ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	キュ kyu ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	キョ kyo ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
S	サ sa ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	シ shi ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ス su ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	セ se ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ソ so ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	シャ sha ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	シュ shu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ショ sho ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
T	タ ta ▄▄▄ ▄	チ chi ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ツ tsu ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	テ te ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ト to ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	チャ cha ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	チュ chu ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	チョ cho ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
N	ナ na ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ニ ni ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ヌ nu ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ネ ne ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	ノ no ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ニャ nya ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ニュ nyu ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ニョ nyo ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
H	ハ ha ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ヒ hi ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	フ fu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	ヘ he ▄	ホ ho ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	ヒャ hya ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ヒュ hyu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ヒョ hyo ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
M	マ ma ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	ミ mi ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	ム mu ▄▄▄	メ me ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	モ mo ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ミャ mya ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ミュ myu ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ミョ myo ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
Y	ヤ ya ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄		ユ yu ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄		ヨ yo ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
R	ラ ra ▄ ▄ ▄	リ ri ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ル ru ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	レ re ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ロ ro ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	リャ rya ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	リュ ryu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	リョ ryo ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
W	ワ wa ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	ヰ (wi) ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄		ヱ (we) ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	ヲ wo ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄

*	ン n ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	、 Comma ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄		。 Full stop ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄		Dakuten ◌゛ Diacritic ▄ ▄	Handakuten ◌゜ Diacritic ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	Chōonpu ー Long Vowel ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄

	Monographs with diacritics (gojūon with dakuten)					Digraphs with diacritics (yōon with dakuten)
	a	i	u	e	o	ya	yu	yo
G (K)	ガ ga ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ギ gi ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	グ gu ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	ゲ ge ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	ゴ go ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	ギャ gya ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ギュ gyu ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ギョ gyo ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
Z (S)	ザ za ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	ジ ji ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ズ zu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	ゼ ze ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ゾ zo ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ジャ ja ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ジュ ju ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ジョ jo ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
D (T)	ダ da ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ヂ dji ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ヅ dzu ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	デ de ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	ド do ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ヂャ dja ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ヂュ dju ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ヂョ djo ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
B (H)	バ ba ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ビ bi ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	ブ bu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ベ be ▄ ▄ ▄	ボ bo ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ビャ bya ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ビュ byu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ビョ byo ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄

	Monographs with diacritics (gojūon with handakuten)					Digraphs with diacritics (yōon with handakuten)
	a	i	u	e	o	ya	yu	yo
P (H)	パ pa ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ピ pi ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	プ pu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ペ pe ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ポ po ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ピャ pya ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ピュ pyu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ピョ pyo ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄

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