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Wabun code

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Wabun code
Language(s)Japanese (basic support)
Classificationnon-Latin Morse code for Kana
Succeeded byJIS C 0803 (JIS X 6001),
JIS C 6220 (JIS X 0201)

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.[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]

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.

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 si  ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄  Ĝ
と to  ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄  É つ tu  ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄  P け ke  ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄  Y ゑ we  ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄  Þ
ち ti  ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄  F ね ne  ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄  Q ふ fu  ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄  Z ひ hi  ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄  Ż
り ri  ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄  G な na  ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄  R こ ko  ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄  CH 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
Punctuation Code
Dakuten ◌゛  ▄ ▄ 
Handakuten ◌゜  ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ 
Long vowel ◌̄  ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ 
Comma 、  ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ 
Full stop 」  ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ 
Left parenthesis (  ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ 
Right parenthesis )  ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ ▄ ▄▄▄ ▄ 

Expanded chart

References

  1. ^ Millikin, Donald (September 1942). "The Japanese Morse Telegraph Code". QST. Vol. XXVI, no. 9. American Radio Relay League. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  2. ^ Japanese Government. "Radio Station Operation Regulations, Article 12, Attached Table No. 1, Morse Code". 1945 Radio Regulatory Commission Rule No. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2022.
  3. ^ Supplied (2015-07-10). "Chart of Kana morse signals". ABC Radio National. Retrieved 2022-02-03.