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Wabun code

Japanese telegraphic 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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Chart

Kana in Iroha order.

Mora	Code	In Latin	Mora	Code	In Latin	Mora	Code	In Latin	Mora	Code	In Latin
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	In Latin
Dakuten ◌゛	▄ ▄	I
Handakuten ◌゜	▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	Ð
Chōonpu ー	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	Å
Comma 、	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	.
Full stop 。	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄
Left parenthesis （	▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄	)
Right parenthesis ）	▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄	"

Expanded 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 ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄

	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 ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄

External links

References

Millikin, Donald (September 1942). "The Japanese Morse Telegraph Code". QST. Vol. XXVI, no. 9. American Radio Relay League. Retrieved 3 February 2022. https://www.rfcafe.com/references/qst/japanese-morse-telegraph-code-sep-1942-qst.htm ↩
Japanese Government. "Radio Station Operation Regulations, Article 12, Attached Table No. 1, Morse Code" (PDF). 1945 Radio Regulatory Commission Rule No. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022. /wiki/Japanese_Government ↩
Supplied (10 July 2015). "Chart of Kana morse signals". ABC Radio National. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220203143218/https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/chart-of-kana-morse-signals/6609748 ↩