Wabun code

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. Unlike International Morse Code, which represents letters of the Latin script, in Wabun each symbol represents a Japanese kana. For this reason, Wabun code is also sometimes called Kana code.

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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Kana in Iroha order.

Mora Code ITU Mora Code ITU Mora Code ITU Mora Code ITU い i ▄ ▄▄▄ A わ wa ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ K ゐ wi ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ Ł さ sa ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ろ ro ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ Ä か ka ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ L の no ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ Ü き ki ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ Ç 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 ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ Ö ま ma ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ X し shi ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ Ĝ と to ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ É つ tsu ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ P け ke ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ Y ゑ we ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ Þ ち chi ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ F ね ne ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ Q ふ fu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ Z ひ hi ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ Ż り ri ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ G な na ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ R こ ko ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ Š も mo ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ / ぬ nu ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ H ら ra ▄ ▄ ▄ S え e ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ せ se ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ Ĵ る ru ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ( む mu ▄▄▄ T て te ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ す su ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ を wo ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ J う u ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ U あ a ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ Ñ ん n ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ +

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

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