Wabun code

Wabun code
Language(s)	Japanese (basic support)
Classification	non-Latin Morse code for Kana
Succeeded by	JIS C 0803 (JIS X 6001), JIS C 6220 (JIS X 0201)
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The Wabun code (和文モールス符号, wabun mōrusu fugō, Japanese text in Morse code) 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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Mora	Code	Mora	Code	Mora	Code	Mora	Code	Mora	Code	Mora	Code	Mora	Code	Mora	Code	Mora	Code	Mora	Code	Punctuation	Code
a ア	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ka カ	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	sa サ	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	ta タ	▄▄▄ ▄	na ナ	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ha ハ	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ma マ	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	ya ヤ	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ra ラ	▄ ▄ ▄	wa ワ	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	Dakuten ◌゛	▄ ▄
i イ	▄ ▄▄▄	ki キ	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	shiシ	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	chiチ	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	ni ニ	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	hi ヒ	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	mi ミ	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄			ri リ	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	(wi ヰ)	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	Handakuten ◌゜	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄
u ウ	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	ku ク	▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	su ス	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	tsuツ	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	nu ヌ	▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	fu フ	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	mu ム	▄▄▄	yu ユ	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ru ル	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	n ン	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	Long vowel ◌̄	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄
e エ	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ke ケ	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	se セ	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	te テ	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ne ネ	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	he ヘ	▄	me メ	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄			re レ	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	(we ヱ)	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	Comma 、	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄
o オ	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ko コ	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	so ソ	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	to ト	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	no ノ	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ho ホ	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	mo モ	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	yo ヨ	▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ro ロ	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	wo ヲ	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	Full stop 。	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄

Expanded kana Wabun chart[]

Katakana syllabograms
	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 ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄

	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 ji ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ヅ zu ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	デ de ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	ド do ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ヂャ ja ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ヂュ ju ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ヂョ jo ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄
B (H)	バ ba ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ビ bi ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄	ブ bu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ベ be ▄ ▄ ▄	ボ bo ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄	ビャ bya ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ビュ byu ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄	ビョ byo ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄

	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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